In a surprising twist, new evidence has cemented the unique information revealed Associates Instances about Dominica opposition’s involvement within the so-called investigative analysis report of OCCRP.
The brand new proof casts doubt on the involvement of Trevor Tossy Johnson and Loftus Durand – an individual in Dominica related with the Civic Vibes (media outlet) who could have narrated the story to the OCCRP.
The Associates Instances found a number of new connections that present that the OCCRP journalist could have connections with the Dominican opposition and its political employees.
Some journalists concerned within the OCCRP could have direct hyperlinks to influential figures reminiscent of Trevor “Tossy” Johnson and Lennox Linton, former chief of the UWP (United Staff Social gathering) in Dominica.
Trevor Tossy Johnson maintains an in depth friendship with Loftus Durand. On Sunday, October 15, Loftus Durand hosted a stay broadcast the place they delved right into a report by the OCCRP. Throughout this broadcast, Antonie Harari, a journalist who performed a key function within the OCCRP’s investigative reporting on the Citizenship by Funding (CBI) program in Dominica, joined as a particular visitor to debate the findings and share insights.
Curiously, each Loftus Durand and Antoine Harari are associates with Trevor Tossy Johnson on Fb and share could share the widespread purpose to wreck the federal government by pushing the opposition’s agenda.
Notably, the conversations throughout the stay broadcasting between Durand and Antoine Harari indicated their shut ties. Whereas talking on the broadcast, Durand talked about that he is aware of Antoine Harari, and it’s not the primary time they’ve interacted with one another.
Moreover, proof exhibits that Trevor Johnson has an in depth relationship with the United Staff Social gathering (an opposition political celebration in Dominica) and its leader- Lennox Linton. Notably, Johnson additionally provided his assist to Linton for the elections and referred to him as “his accomplice”.
As seen within the video on Trevor’s YouTube account, whereas reacting on Lennox Linton’s resignation because the chief of the celebration, Trevor Tossy Jonson added, “You already know I’ve to remark, my accomplice Lennox, he has resigned from the management.”
Moreover, throughout minute 3:40, TJ advises/suggests to Lennox to place him on “the slate as a world coordinator or no matter” and TJ will assist Lennox to boost funds for the following election.
“We recognized a video posted by TJ a 12 months in the past on his YouTube channel, the place he refers back to the opposition chief as his accomplice, and he suggests to Lennox to place him [TJ] on “the slate as a world coordinator” and he’ll assist Lennox to boost funds for the following election.”
The brand new disclosures have aroused questions on the OCCRP report, which exhibits that this report could have been a calculated effort and plot by the opposition of Dominica. Trevor Tossy Johnson and Loftus Durand are suspected as the important thing figures in linking the journalists of the OCCRP and the opposition of Dominica, aiming to gasoline the damaging narrative in opposition to the nation’s growth.
Earlier, the legitimacy of the OCCRP report has been questioned by a number of media organisations through which extreme doubts had been solid on the function of the opposition in it. Nonetheless, the brand new revelations could ultimately show their function to be true.
Your complete plot was orchestrated by the opposition, as all of the individuals concerned in OCCRP had been immediately or not directly related to the members of the United Staff Social gathering. Due to this fact, it’s claimed that the report was thought-about “extremely biased” by many Dominicans.
The credibility or accuracy of the details introduced on this report had been questioned as they had been fabricated with the involvement of Trevor Tossy Johnson and Loftus Durand connecting to the opposition.
OCCRP Report on Dominica’s CBI Program
Background
On eleventh October 2023, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Venture (OCCRP) revealed a report titled: “Investigation Reveals 1000’s Who Purchased ‘Golden Passports’ from Dominica”. It was a joint collaboration between OCCRP, Authorities Motion Venture, and over a dozen of different media companions, together with excessive profile newspapers such because the Guardian.
The report was written by Antoine Harari (Freelancer for Le Monde), Lara Dihmis (Reporter and Researcher for OCCRP), Zack Kopplin (Political activist and freelancer), Sharad Vyas (OCCRP) and Jess Purkiss (Freelancer political journalist); it was concurrently revealed via totally different media shops and through the reporters’ social media profiles in Twitter.
Concurrently, different media shops launched articles referring to the above-mentioned report highlighting flaws within the investigation, elevating considerations over the report, and suggesting that the credibility of OCCRP was put below the highlight. Additional, a Caribbean media outlet hinted on the existence of chats between an opposition employee, Trevor ‘Tossy’ Johnson and worldwide media organisations.
Abstract
Enquiries and intensive open-source analysis carried out had been unable to establish any conclusive connection between OCCRP, and /or any of the journalist concerned within the report and the opposition celebration in Dominica.
Nonetheless, we had been in a position to set up hyperlinks between among the journalists concerned within the report and opposition media shops in Dominica with hyperlinks to Trevor ‘Tossy’ Johnson (TJ) and Linton Lennox (chief of the UWP celebration in Dominica).
Additional, social media profiles for Trevor Johnson revealed that on his Fb account he’s associates with Lennox Linton; as well as, we recognized a video posted by TJ a 12 months in the past on his YouTube channel, the place he refers back to the opposition chief as his accomplice, and he suggests to Lennox to place him [TJ] on “the slate as a world coordinator” and he’ll assist Lennox to boost funds for the following election.
Enquiries additionally revealed that Loftus Durand (LD) is related with an organisation in Dominica referred to as Civic Vibes, LD conducts stay broadcastings on Sundays through the organisation’s Fb profile. Social media evaluation carried out in respect of Civic Vibes Fb profile recognized a broadcast dated fifteenth October 2023 the place the OCCRP report was mentioned and the particular visitor for the transmission was Antoine Harari. Through the dialog Loftus signifies that he is aware of Antoine Harari, and it’s not the primary time the have been in touch.
Social media enquires had been additionally carried out for Loftus Durand and we had been in a position to set up that on his Fb profile the person is associates / related to Trevor ‘Tossy’ Johnson, Antoine Harari, Linton Lennox, Ezekiel Bazil, and Nicholas Goerge (each additionally members of the UWP).
In respect of the enquiries carried out in opposition to the journalists concerned within the report or its distribution, we had been unable to establish any hyperlinks between them (Lara Dihmis, Zack Kopplin, Jessica Purkiss, Sharad Vyas) and the opposition celebration (UWP), Linton Lennox or Trevor Johnson. Nonetheless, we had been in a position to set up that the journalists are related on social media, particularly on Twitter.
Notably, not one of the journalists appear to have any apparent connection or earlier expertise in Latin America or the Caribbean political issues, and it might seem that every of the journalists concerned within the venture had been working / working outdoors their geographical area of experience.
Introduction
Intensive open-source enquiries had been carried out in relation to the totally different publications and journalists concerned to attempt to confirm, to the extent doable, if there may be any connection between OCCRP, and /or any of the journalist concerned within the report and the opposition celebration in Dominica.
Extra enquires have additionally been carried out in relation to people who had been concerned within the journalist venture, and / or have disseminated it as follows:
- Trevor ‘Tossy’ Johnson
- Loftus Durand
- Antoine Harari
- Lara Dihmin
- Zack Kopplin
- Jessica Purkiss
- Sharad Vyas
Fundamental Report
Trevor ‘Tossy’ Johnson (TJ)
Analysis was carried out in respect of Trevor ‘Tossy’ Johson to attempt to set up his id, and connections with the opposition celebration. Enquiries revealed that the person is a Dominican nationwide, who’s presently residing in Trinidad and Tobago. Enquiries additionally revealed a number of social media accounts linked to Trevor Johnson and / or Tossy Johnson
We observe that considered one of Mr Johnson’s profiles on Twitter – ‘TossyTrevor’ was created in February 2019, the identify for the profile is Trevor Tossy Johson; additional, he describes himself as a political activist and chartered amount surveyor; an image of the person can also be proven within the profile.
The social media account doesn’t have many publications; nonetheless, all of them are political associated; additional, the 2 most up-to-date tweets have the next hashtags: “#RoosveltSkerritMustGo #NowOrNever” Trevor Johnson’s Fb profile revealed that his birthday in on April 26; nonetheless, we had been unable to establish the 12 months of his beginning. Moreover, he’s associates with Lennox Linton, the chief of the UWP celebration in Dominica.
We additionally reviewed TJ’s YouTube account, from there we observe a video of him posted one 12 months in the past in his social media channel titled: “Message to the Rank and File Members of the UWP”, the video is 8:52 minutes, through which TJ feedback on the resignation of Lennox Linton because the chief of the celebration; Trevor Johnson refers back to the occasions within the following phrases: “you realize I’ve to remark, my accomplice Lennox, he has resigned from the management”.
Moreover, throughout minute 3:40, TJ advises / suggests to Lennox to place him on “the slate as a world coordinator or no matter” and TJ will assist Lennox to boost funds for the following election. Along with the earlier statements, TJ goes additional and says that he’ll assist the celebration solely below the management of Lennox Linton.
Extra enquiries in opposition to TJ revealed an article from the Affiliate Instances, titled “UWP employee calls for extortion from Dominica’s largest growth”. The article reveals audio and chats apparently from Trevor Johnson’s WhatsApp, referring to Journalists kind the Consortium of Worldwide Investigative Journalists
Loftus Durand (LD)
Enquiries revealed that Lotus Durand is related with an organisation in Dominica referred to as Civic Vibes, LD conducts stay broadcastings on Sundays through the organisation’s Fb profile.
We recognized a broadcast dated Sunday fifteenth October, the place the OCCRP report was mentioned and the particular visitor for the transmission was Antoine Harari (one of many journalists concerned within the report). The transmission is 2 hours and 4 minutes lengthy.
Notably, throughout the dialog between LD and Antoine Harari, Loftus signifies that he is aware of Antoine Harari, and it’s not the primary time the have been in touch. Additional enquiries into the organisation revealed the next e mail deal with: § [email protected]
Analysis carried out in respect of the e-mail deal with revealed that it’s a legitimate e mail deal with, and the account holder is Loftus Durand. We additionally recognized the next social media profiles for LD: § Fb: (9) Lofty Durand.
From LD’s Fb profile we had been in a position to set up that the person is associates / related to the next individuals:
- Trevor Johnson
- Lennox Linton
- Antoine Harari
- Ezekiel Bazil – Member of the UWP
- Nicholas George – Member of the UWP
Antoine Harari (AH)
Enquiries revealed that Antoine Harari is an impartial investigative journalist who spends his time between Switzerland and Italy.
Based on Pulitzercenter, it might seem that AH specialises in Sri Lanka, Dubai, Turkish Kurdistan, Northen Cyprus, Northern Eire, Ruanda, and the Basque Nation. There isn’t a apparent connection or earlier expertise in Latin America or the Caribbean political issues.
Lara Dihmis
Enquiries revealed that Lara is a reporter and researcher at OCCRP, she specialises within the Center East & North Africa. Based on her LinkedIn profile, she seems to be primarily based in London. Notably, Lara doesn’t seem to have any apparent and / or earlier expertise in Latin America or the Caribbean political issues.
From Lara’s Twitter account we observe that she is related to Antoine Harari and Jasper Jolly, a reporter from the Guardian, who revealed the article for this information outlet within the UK.
Zack Kopplin (ZK)
Enquiries revealed that Zack Koplin is an American political activist, journalist, and tv character. Based on ZK’s LinkedIn profile, he seems to be primarily based in New Orleans.
From ZK’s Twitter account we observe that he’s additionally related to Antoine Harari and Jasper Jolly.
Jessica Purkiss (JP)
Enquiries revealed that Jessica Purkiss is investigative journalist primarily based in Libano; her journalistic work has primarily concentrate on asylum seekers and refugees within the UK; nonetheless, her most up-to-date publications have been devoted to Afghanistan and Gaza.
Notably, Jessica doesn’t seem to have any apparent and / or earlier expertise in Latin America or the Caribbean political issues. Based on the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Jessica has coated drone strikes in Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia for the Bureau and now runs our Shadow Wars venture. Beforehand she was a workers author and editor for Center East Monitor and reported from Palestine.
From JP’s Twitter account we observe that she can also be related to Lara Dihmis and Jasper Jolly.
Sharad Vyas (SV)
Sharad has profile is extra discrete / much less public than the opposite journalists contain immediately or not directly within the productions and / or dissemination of the report. SD expertise seems to be primarily in India with no apparent hyperlinks or expertise in Latin America or the Caribbean.
