-Office of the President
MP Anil Nandlall says meeting was private
The Oliver Hinckson controversy took a stunning turn yesterday when the ex-army officer said that he had received an emissary from President Bharrat Jagdeo on his offer to mediate with the gunmen, a claim that the Office of the President swiftly denounced as a “blatant lie”.
Hinckson, in a statement released to the media yesterday, said he was met by a high-ranking Member of Parliament, sent by President Jagdeo, prior to the sedition charge against him, for the purpose of engaging him specifically on his mediation offer.