AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan has urged the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to put to Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh the allegation that he “contravened” the Fiscal Management and Account-ability (FMA) Act when he “improperly disposed” of $4.533 billion earlier this year
In an escalation of the campaign by the AFC against spending not cleared by the National Assembly, a nine-page “Complaint and Brief” was delivered by Ramjattan to the police yesterday.
The parliamentary row over the expenditure has brought to the country to the brink of a motion of no-confidence against the government that can trigger fresh elections.
“I make a formal complaint and report that the Minister and other officials in his Ministry have committed a violation of the provisions of the FMA Act 2003. He has spent monies without having obtained legislative authorization…he and these other officials in the relevant ministries have expended $4.533 billion up to June 16th, 2014…this constitutes a misusing,