Trindiad and Tobago Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has found that Minister Mary King had “acted improperly in failing to disclose her interest and disqualify herself from the entire process” regarding the award of a $100,000 contract.
He also concluded that a prima facie case was made out and the matter be referred to the Integrity Commission for further investigation.
The attorney general’s findings led to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar advising President George Maxwell Richards to revoke the appointments of King as Minister of Planning, Economic and Social Restructuring and Gender Affairs, as well as a Government Senator with immediate effect.
A release from the Office of the President confirmed the disclosure made by Persad-Bissessar to reporters just after 12 noon on Tuesday following a meeting she held with the president.
