The lawyer appoints WSC GM a criminal during Adrian Gibson's trial

A lawyer for Free National Movement (FNM), parliamentarian Adrian Gibson, called yesterday Water and Canserage Corporation (WSC), general manager Robert, Robert, a “criminal”, while hastened about a contract that was granted to the daughter of North Eleuthera Parliamentary Sylvanus Petty.

In November 2023, Petty resigned from the position of executive president of the corporation, after it was revealed that her daughter has received landscape and general maintenance contracts.

The conflict of interest appeared during Petty’s testimony in Gibson’s process and four others.

On Thursday, Gibson’s lawyer, Geoffrey Farquharson, asked if the general value of Petty’s daughter’s daughter was over $ 25,000.

Deal replied that the value could have been “just over $ 25,000.”

Farquharson asked: “Have you ever heard of the law on public procurement? ”

Deal said he was aware of the act that came into force in 2021.

Farquharson asked him on the hill if he was aware that the law asked the public to reveal to the public over $ 25,000.

Deal replied: “I can’t talk to it.”

Farquharson withdrew: “Can’t talk if you know that? Stop -your madness. “

He suggested that Deal committed a criminal act by not respecting the law.

However, the Senior Ceryl Grant-Thompson justice intervened and told Deal that he should not answer the question.

Farquharson said, “I tell you you are a criminal. You have signed with more than $ 26,000 in contracts with it in the first three months. “

Once again, the judge told Deal that he should not answer.

Farquharson asked the hill if the contract awarded to Petty’s daughter undergone a tender process.

Deal confirmed that no offer was submitted for the contract. He said that the corporation divided the contracts between various contractors. According to the hill, this happened while both the FNM and the progressive Liberal Party (PLP) were in power.

Farquharson suggested that Deal’s actions be investigated.

He stressed that Elwood Donaldson Jr., the president of the corporation, was tried with Gibson and asked what he thinks would happen to him once the government has changed.

The agreement was not obliged to answer the question, and the problem was postponed for legal arguments.

Gibson, Donaldson, Jerome Missick, Peaches Farquharson and Joann Knowles are in the process of awarding the corporation contracts, while Gibson has held the position of executive president.

Gibson is accused of illegally benefiting from contracts and was washing the receipts.