Civil society group, the Advocates Network, is calling on Jamaicans to support the Financial Investigations Division, FID’s, probe into the finances of Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
The Integrity Commission, in its Special Report on Prime Minister Holness’ assets and income, requested Parliament’s support to refer the report to the FID.
That special report was tabled in Parliament last week.
Nora Gaye Banton has more in this report.
On Wednesday, the Advocates Network described the ongoing situation surrounding the IC’s investigations into the Prime Minister’s statutory declarations as a crisis of integrity!
It says it’s deeply concerned about the integrity crisis Jamaica faces today.
The Advocates Network says the revelations from the IC report and the response from legislators in the Commission’s Oversight Committee in Parliament on Tuesday, herald a troubling development in the governance and moral leadership of Jamaica.
The Network also made reference to the recently published Nationwide Bluedot Poll, powered by Total Tools.
It says the findings, which indicate that 51% of Jamaicans believe Prime Minister Holness is leading an extremely corrupt government, are the latest evidence of distrust in political leadership.
According to the group, moral leadership and compliance with the rule of law are now essential to restoring trust and confidence in the Office of the Prime Minister.
The Advocates Network is urging well-thinking Jamaicans to support the FID’s investigation.
Co-Chair of the group, Dr. Anna Perkins, says the Integrity Commission Act must be strengthened in the fight against corruption.
The Network says it’s also in support of the Commission’s call for Tax Administration Jamaica to assess the tax compliance of the relevant companies linked to the Prime Minister.
The advocacy group also called for the Ethics Committee of Parliament to carefully examine the conflict of interest and abuse of authority issues raised in the IC report.
The Network ended its call by urging all parliamentarians to immediately sign the IC Code of Conduct.
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