Individuals’s National Party (PNP) caretaker-candidate for Westmoreland Central, Dwayne Vaz has actually reacted to an examination report from the Integrity Commission (IC) which implicates him of declining to abide by its legal demands and of stopping working to pay a needed repaired charge of $250,000 to Tax Administration Jamaica.
The damning report on the previous Member of Parliament was tabled Tuesday in your home of Representatives. He has actually reacted in a prolonged letter.
“Following the conversations in Parliament today, April 23, 2024, relating to accusations of non-compliance with the Integrity Commission, I want to supply an in-depth account of the occasions and clarify my adherence to the requirements stated by the Integrity Commission Act (ICA),” Vaz stated.
He detailed that in March 2020, he submitted a preliminary statutory statement for the year ending 2019, making sure compliance with the standards of the ICA.
Vaz shared that the Integrity Commission “asked for extra files worrying a particular entity with which I am associated”.
“Despite dealing with unpredicted hold-ups in accessing the details, I stayed in consistent interaction with the commission and looked for extensions to collect the needed documents,” he stated.
Vaz even more shared that on February 18, 2021 he was notified by the Integrity Commission of a prospective set charge for the postponed submission of the inquired. He declares that he “sent the asked for extra info with all essential files completely finished by March 2021”.
Vaz likewise stated that on May 18, 2021, the Integrity Commission verified that his statutory statement approximately December 31, 2019, was properly finished in accordance with the arrangements of the ICA.
“This verification was released under Section 42 (2) of the Integrity Commission Act,” he stated while indicating letter from the IC which specifies:
“The Integrity Commission thus accredits that your statutory statement as at December 31, 2019 has actually been taken a look at. Based upon the evaluation, which does not make up an audit, it appears that the statement has actually been properly finished in accordance with the arrangements of the Integrity Commission Act.”
Having actually gotten that letter from the IC, Vaz kept in mind that 3 years in the future March 26, 2024 he “got a summons to appear before the Half-Way Tree Parish Court on charges of stopping working to supply necessary info to the Integrity Commission”.
“The hearing, hung on April 9, 2024, exposed a misconception relating to these charges, which appeared to oppose the 2021 verification of compliance from the IC. I was charged for failure to send statements, which is incorrect and has actually been confirmed by the May 18, 2021 letter gotten from the commission,” stated Vaz.
He included that “The court procedures identified the disparity in the info provided. I have actually been offered the chance to evaluate the commission’s documents even more and am arranged to go back to court on April 30, 2024”.
According to him, the legal representatives representing the Integrity Commission were uninformed of the May 18, 2021 letter from the commission accrediting his statement.
“I am completely devoted to preserving the greatest requirements of stability and openness needed by the Integrity Commission and will continue to engage cooperatively with all legal procedures. My focus stays on serving with stability and responsibility, and I am prepared to provide all needed details to the court to show my compliance,” Vaz concluded.