Integrity Commission sends six fresh investigation reports to Parliament

The Integrity Commission says six fresh investigative reports were delivered Friday to the House of Representatives and the Senate, together with the related indicative rulings issued by the Commission's Director of Corruption Prosecution.

According to the Commission, the documents were sent with matching letters to the Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, House Speaker Juliet Holness and Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson. It said it anticipates that the reports will be placed before Parliament at the earliest opportunity, consistent with Section 54 of the Integrity Commission Act.

The latest submissions arrive while dispute continues over the failure so far to table an Integrity Commission report on alleged corruption and irregularities at the Firearm Licensing Authority. That report was sent to Parliament on March 30.

The opposition People's National Party and a number of civil society organisations have been pressing the government to bring the FLA report to Parliament. Opposition Leader Mark Golding has also warned of court action against Holness and Tavares-Finson in relation to the delay. The issue is now before the courts.

In a related development, the Supreme Court has refused an application from the FLA for disclosure connected to the report. The court, however, gave the Authority permission to challenge the ruling in the Court of Appeal.