JANUS MUST INVESTIGATE SBD$40 MILLION ALLEGED DONATION FROM HUAWEI: OPPOSITION


THE Parliamentary Opposition Group has raised concerns calling for investigations into the bribery claims raised by the Australian media regarding the undersea cable project.
In a statement today, the Opposition Group said serious allegations raised by the international media revealing a SBD $40 Million political donation from Huawei Technologies to the Prime Minister and other senior ministers must be investigated by Janus and the police.
“These are serious allegations and it must be investigated,” it said.
The Opposition statement said it is aware that this was also one of the reasons why the Prime Minister and his Government has bypassed procurement requirements in favor of Huawei; and without proper procurement processes.
“The Opposition is also aware that these alleged bribery claims is one of the main reasons Australia have reportedly pulled out of the undersea cable deal; as well as other donors such as the Asian Development Bank,” it said.
The Opposition Group described these political donations as ‘shocking and disgraceful’ especially regarding our reputation in the international community.
Meanwhile, the Opposition Group has also called on the Prime Minister to tell the truth to this nation if he has received political donations from the company as reported by the media.
“The Prime Minister must come clean and so do senior ministers in his Cabinet that have reportedly received these donations. If these allegations are true then this is pure corruption that amounts to a criminal offence,” it said.
The Opposition Group said this undersea cable should be one of the flagship developments for this country, yet the bribery allegations will only jeopardize what should have benefitted our people.
“The Prime Minister must speak up,” the statement said.

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