Christie
Contractor General Greg Christie wants two People's National Party (PNP) parliamentarians to produce evidence of an email containing his special report into the Cuban light bulb project, which they claimed was leaked to the media.
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Michael Peart, told his parliamentary colleagues on Tuesday that his investigation revealed that the report was emailed from the contractor general's office.
Phillips' support
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Peter Phillips, leader of opposition business in the House, supported his colleague by asserting that "It is clear that the breach occurred from an institution which is a Commission of Parliament."Phillips urged Speaker of the House, Delroy Chuck, to conduct an investigation into the matter.In a swift response yesterday, Christie told The Gleaner that if the claim by both parliamentarians could be verified, steps would be taken to refer the matter to the director of public prosecutions for him to commence criminal proceedings.Christie argued that the former speaker and Phillips should not have a difficulty in producing a certified copy of the email they alleged to have been leaked from the Office of the Contractor General (OCG)."In the interest of justice, it is hoped that they will do so forthwith and that they will promptly hand over to the police the evidence which they now hold," Christie said yesterday in a release.Not an accusation
In a release late yesterday, Phillips said he did not accuse the contractor general of illegally leaking the report to the media.He said the Hansard records of Parliament showed that in questioning how the report found its way into the media, he made no explicit accusation against anyone.On February 4, the OCG, in keeping with its statutory obligations under the Contractor General's Act, issued 11 hard copies of the OCG's report of the investigation into the Cuban light bulb project to specified state authorities.Christie said the reports were delivered by the OCG under armed police escort.
