The Integrity Commission (IC) has actually referred People’s National Party prospect for Westmoreland Central, Dwayne Vaz, to its Director of Corruption Prosecution, Keisha Prince-Kameka, for possible charges to be laid versus him for breaching the Integrity Commission Act.
The suggestion is included in the Integrity Commission’s examination report into Vaz that was finished last October and tabled in your home of Representatives on Tuesday.
It shows that Vaz, a previous Member of Parliament (MP) for Westmoreland Central, stopped working to offer extra info asked for by the commission in regard of his statutory statement for 2019, when he was still working as MP.
The report likewise points out that Vaz was among 2 directors of Estelar Global Services in between 2014 and 2021. Its director of examination states that Vaz was provided a chance to release liability by paying the repaired charge of $250,000 to Tax Administration Jamaica and supply evidence of payment, however he stopped working to do so.
According to the Integrity Commission’s Director of Investigation Kevon Stephenson, Vaz “stopped working without sensible cause” to offer info asked for by the director of details and grievances in regard of the statutory statement he sent to the commission in 2019.
The previous MP’s failure to comply makes up a breach of Section 41( 1 )(b) of the ICA.
Of note is that Section 39 (1) of the Integrity Commission Act needs parliamentarians to send their statutory statement to the commission within the duration defined, detailing their properties, liabilities and earnings.
The examination into Vaz covers the statement duration ending December 31, 2019.
The report highlighted that the Integrity Commission asked for extra info and Vaz was offered a number of chances to supply very same, however he consistently stopped working to comply.
As an outcome, he was suggested to the commission’s director of corruption avoidance for proper action to be taken.
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