Consultations on the contents of a draft State Assets Recovery Agency Bill will be held soon, according to Attorney-General (AG) Basil Williams, who met with representatives of a joint World Bank/United Nations mission on the proposed legislation yesterday.
The discussions focused on the vital piece of legislation that will empower SARU to request information through the courts. State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU) head Professor Clive Thomas, who was also present at the meeting, had previously highlighted to Stabroek News the pressing need to introduce a bill that will transform SARU into an agency.
Reporters were not allowed to speak to any member of the mission and Williams provided the media with information after the hour-long meeting had ended. When approached on an unrelated matter, a UN representative on the