PPP/C Prime Ministerial candidate Elisabeth Harper today said that she has been the subject of attempts at extortion pertaining to a case that her son has in court.
She said these attempts began on her appointment as the prime ministerial candidate and in a statement from PPP headquarters she provided an email related to this.
Last evening, information pertaining to Harper’s son’s case was widely circulated in the media.
Harper’s statement follows:
Since I have been appointed as the PPP/C Prime Ministerial Candidate there have been attempts by a known individual, tantamount to blackmail or political extortion regarding a legal dispute between my 36-year old son and his former business partners.
My son is engaged in his own business enterprise. I am aware that he and his former business partners have been in court in Guyana since November 2014 to settle a dispute that has arisen.
I love my son dearly and am fully supportive of him. I also respect his business independence.
In view of the fact that the matter is being addressed by the Court it is therefore sub judice.
The several attempts of extortion and blackmail directed at me regarding this case are disturbing.
I strongly reject any attempt to use my political appointment to resolve this matter extra judicially or to influence the legal direction of the court case.
The email follows:
Subject: (edited out by Stabroek News) are offering me US$ 5 MM to expose you and your son…. what say you?
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| From: info foruSent: Monday, 9 March 2015 1:49 PM To: Elisabeth Anne Harper Subject: Re: Acknowledgement |
We have still not heard back from him. Should we proceed then Elisabeth?
On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 10:59 PM, info foru <infoforu61@gmail.com> wrote:
I will wait for his response. But time is scarce. We don’t have too many options left. We will pull the trigger if we need to. We need our obligation satisfied ASAP.