The opposition PNC/R said it would be monitoring the situation at the Customs and Trade Administration (CTA) closely following disclosures made by CTA Commissioner Lambert Marks.
PNC/R’s Member of Parliament, Deryck Bernard, said Marks has said enough to confirm that corruption, including under-invoicing, and influence-peddling and protection rackets, are now endemic in Guyana.
Bernard said that Marks has a professional background, which has made him privy to the most sensitive information about some key players in society.
His recent public comments appear to have caused jitters in the corridors of power, Bernard said at the PNC/R’s weekly press conference on Thursday. "That Mr Marks’ disclosures engendered great nervousness among the powers that be was evidenced by the speed with which the notoriously slothful and pedestrian Office of the President responded and sought explanations," he stated.
Referring to Marks statement of a "conspiracy by members of the Revenue Authority, politicians, and corrupt businessmen," to try to get rid of him for refusing to be manipulated, Bernard urged the CTA commissioner to name the persons involved.
He stated that Marks’ career in the public service was probably under threat and said his party would be monitoring the fall-out of the commissioner’s disclosures with keen interest.