With only one set of charges thus far from what was said to be a broad probe into the abuse of remigrant duty-free concessions, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has still not been able to confront a claim by the publisher of Kaieteur News that he was targeted because of his newspaper.
The probe was initiated by the Auditor General’s office under the direction of the GRA Board of Directors. Stabroek News reached out by email to the Chairman of the Board Clyde Roopchand asking about the recent reports that were submitted by the Auditor General’s office to the GRA in relation to the number of persons being investigated. To date, there has been no response from Roopchand.
Auditor General Deodat Sharma had previously told Stabroek News that he could not disclose information on the investigation since it is an active one. This newspaper had requested information on the number of persons implicated and the number of vehicles being looked at. Last week, Stabroek News requested information from Roopchand by email on why the only person publicly accused of allegedly defrauding the programme was publisher of the Kaieteur News Glen Lall, his