Africa-Press – Mauritius. The former CEO of Mauritius Telecom and founder of One Moris, Sherry Singh, spoke about the freezing of his assets by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) during a press conference yesterday.
He talked about the many persecutions he and his wife have been subjected to since he exposed the “sniffing” case and asked several relevant questions.
The “timing” makes one tick. . . Sherry Singh first spoke about the “timing” of freezing his assets. “Personally, I did not watch but I was told that the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) covered this subject at length two days in a row.
When I look at the timing, I think it’s a way of making people forget the Franklin episode, but there’s also the bribe affair where a minister leased land for rave parties in Grand-Bassin.
. Now I hear that before the lease was given, there was a Black Label Party there with two ministers present. It’s incredible. ” The former CEO of Mauritius Telecom (MT) highlighted the extraordinary speed of One Moris. “Maybe that scares them.
” Then, he says, there are two ways to attack a person, one is “all so pos” so that they cannot advance financially.
“Maybe that is the intention behind it. Every time we think this government has reached its lowest level, it delves a little deeper, to show you that there is no limit to its baseness. He is the champion for flouting the fundamental principles of a democracy and the use of institutions for political ends.
According to Sherry Singh, this government systematically tries to paralyze its political adversaries, whether in the case of Navin Ramgoolam, Xavier-Luc Duval, his son Adrien Duval, Roshi Bhadain and even Linion Pep Morisien.
. and, of course, Bruneau Laurette and himself.
“Pa sipozé ena nato vanzans.
” Repressions, persecutions, reprisals. . .
Since he denounced the case of “sniffing”, Sherry Singh and his wife have received 20 letters in nine months for assessments and others from the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA).
“We had assessments on me, on my wife, on our house and on all its present and past companies. In almost all cases, the assessments are already completed, including on me, my wife and our house.
All papers are in order and all our sources of income have been checked by the MRA and cleared. Kot nou pa dakor lor tax nou finn al lor Assessment Review Committee.
” But that’s not all.
When his wife was due to travel in August last year for medical tests, he was informed that there was an informal objection to departure against him and his wife.
Through his lawyers, he then requested that this be checked with the Commissioner of Police (CP). Since last August, his lawyers have twice written to CP for clarification on their possible trips.
“But no response.
” In September, his wife decides to renew her passport which was “a little damaged”.
But six months later, in March, the passport office informed her that they could not return her passport to her because they had received “instructions that there might be a police box”.
“Ziska ler pena okenn police case kont nou.
” Then, for months and months, every day, twice a day, the police have been making rounds near his home at odd hours.
Once in the morning and at night between 10 p. m. and 2 a. m. “By way of intimidation. We took precautions. Pa kone ki planting kapav take place. We have collected all the information on this subject.
” And the “freezing order”?
The first time Sherry Singh heard of a possible “freezing order” was two weeks ago, on March 10, when newspapers reported the list of 23 people the FIU has been investigating since last November.
“It was November 8, four days after the arrest of Bruneau Laurette. In the list that was leaked to the press, there is also the name of my four-year-old daughter.
Two weeks later, it was through the MBC that we learned of this decision. When the FIU makes its request, it is ex parte. But the MBC has already reported a day before.
Zot telman maladrwa dan Lakwizinn ki zot pe vinn ridikil. . . si zot ti atan inpé plis, li pa ti pou osi evidan. . . » It was not until Thursday during the day that the ex-boss of MT received a visit from the bailiff.
“There is indeed freezing of all my accounts and those of my wife as well as our house. The FIU investigation is based on suspicion, not evidence. ” The other goods are also for the other persons concerned by this freezing.
Sherry Singh also indicated that One Moris continues his fight, and that he will very soon go to a legal counter-offensive with the help of his lawyers on the freezing of his assets.
He adds that he does not yet know what arguments were used by the FIU to request this freeze. Deer, Minister and Franklin Bruneau Laurette, who was alongside Sherry Singh, said he is not surprised by what is currently happening with the FIU.
“On the other hand, what surprises me is that there was a minister who was in a field where there was a rave party, where Rs 4 million were put on the table, where a deer was no longer given as a gift and where the Minister spent the night on the premises in good company.
That’s intriguing. Why was there no investigation? Why can the person who denounced this now find himself accused? (. . . ) Sa minis la ena enn lien direk ek Franklin lor enn dosié.
This government will do anything to keep Franklin’s attention away. Miss the first minis vinn prove mwa le kontrer ki Franklin pena so rasinn dan gouvernman, vinn proven mwa lé kontrer ki Franklin péna so lipié divan ou laport. Aret pran morisien pou inbésil.»
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