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According to the Royal Gazette, the Auditor General Mr Dennis, was arrested for alleged possession of stolen documents and not revealing his source, according to revent reports. Read more here. It appears that Mr Dennis was arrested for handling stolen goods, despite the Supreme Court having ruled that copies are NOT stolen document. Quite rightly so to. It is one thing to possess the original documents, quite another to posses a facsimile of them that could have been copied away from police premises (without use of a police photocopier and police paper i.e. property belonging to the police) and the original returned. It should also be borne in mind that the Chief of Police, George Jackson has apparently made a sworn affidavit that the file is 'lost' - even the head of the constabulary has not come out and said it is 'stolen'. Is it of note that, as recorded by the Royal Gazette:
Is the release of the BHC scandal file into the public domain being used as a means by some in Bermuda to undertake 'housekeeping', settle old scores or send a message to those who would attempt to ensure the island has a means of 'whistle blowing' (speaking out to the media or the public on malpractice, misconduct, corruption, or mismanagement witnessed in an organization) desist and tow the line? On the one hand whistle-blowing legislation is a good thing. On the other 'stealing' from the Government is a bad thing. So why not introduce one to deter the other? Bermuda appears to be crying our for whistle-blowing legislation but just who would people blow the whistle on .... it is not hard to see one area that could surely benefit from such a facility ... Government entities. In fact, one questions who else would be affected. So there appears to be a dilemma, or would it be better described as a conflict of interest? The Royal Gazette also reported on concerns expressed by Senators that the arrest of the Auditor General has cast a cloud over Bermuda’s international reputation for business. However, Senator David Burch, Minister of Public Safety, said Police were simply exercising “the rule of law” and apparently added:
Thankfully not from the Government's perspective ... to cherry pick is to take only the select few. In the case of the BHC scandal it appears the 'select few' (the Premier as an example) were ignored and not arrested or interviewed. It appears you can 'cherrypick' who not to interview .... is this not what happened in relation to the BHC scandal investigation? Apparently Mr Dennis is not one of the 'select few'. Food for thought:
How does a Government of a small island 'lose $800,000,000. What message does this send to those who thought of Bermuda as a safe financial haven? |
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