The Opposition welcomes the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) investigation into the consequential election day plane crash containing Eric Gardiner and the disturbing allegations of drug dealing in the precincts of the House of Assembly with an unnamed government official.
It is disappointing that neither the RBPF nor the Ministry of National Security saw fit to notify the public that these matters were under active investigation with a formal statement.
At a time when the reputation of our democracy is under challenge, there can be no acceptable reason for anything less than full and proactive transparency.
We note that the Minister of Foreign Affairs called these matters a “nothing burger” and “gossip,” with the Speaker of the House adding that the allegations were “malicious” and “frivolous.”
Clearly, the Police disagree.