The high level policemen implicated in the $16M boat scam should be subject to criminal sanctions and not just be allowed to repay the stolen sum, member of the AFC Nigel Hughes says while concluding that the Ministry of Home Affairs has made a mockery of all efforts to stamp out corruption.
Hughes, who is also a practising attorney-at-law was yesterday responding to a press release from the ministry which gave the details of the scams and highlighted the fact that some of those implicated have repaid their share of the criminal proceeds which was subsequently paid into the Consolidated Fund.
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