-wants independent team appointed

President of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), Patrick Yarde, said yesterday that the investigation into alleged corruption at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) lacks credibility and was progressing with a bias towards certain employees.

Statements about the investigation being transparent and free of GRA involvement were misleading, Yarde said, adding that his union was fully aware of who were among the initial players. He said the task force was in no position to speak of transparency and credibility because its record so far indicated “only an attack on staff that perform lower level duties”.

The union is calling for the abandoning of the current process and the appointment of a credible and independent team.

Speaking to reporters at a press briefing on the Polar beer scandal surrounding the GRA and Fidelity Investment Incorporated, Yarde said the union had no confidence in the “so-called” investigation. He said the union was concerned with the attitude of the revenue body and its treatment of GRA staff as the probe continued.