Under pressure following a damning audit report that recommended criminal charges and disciplinary action for breaching laws, head of government’s holding company NICIL, Winston Brassington yesterday defended his leadership of the entity saying he broke no laws and the report is not backed up with evidence.
“As far as I know, and in good faith, I have not broken any laws and if Mr [Anand] Goolsarran is suggesting it, then I believe I have a clear defence on why what we did was properly done and we should not be held responsible and the only way this matter can be determined is if this matter goes to court and be heard and no one has ever challenged us,” Brassington told reporters at a press conference at the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Ltd (NICIL) head office in Kingston yesterday.
Former Auditor-General (AG) Goolsarran had done the forensic audit into NICIL which was commissioned by the APNU+AFC government.