Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has issued a agency condemnation of what he calls a “calculated and malicious” try to blackmail and extort the federal government of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Talking on the Might 13 version of The Roundtable, Prime Minister Drew revealed that people related to MSR Media—together with unnamed native collaborators—approached him with a surprising demand: between US$40 million and US$100 million to suppress the discharge of a video allegedly designed to discredit the nation’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Program.
“Folks got here to my workplace asking for 40 to 100 million {dollars} for that video to not be launched,” stated Prime Minister Drew. “I advised them no. That’s extortion. That’s blackmail, and [that video] goes to be stuffed with lies.”
The Prime Minister made it unequivocally clear that he wouldn’t bow to threats or coercion, stating that no public funds can be used to repay what he described as a blatant assault on the integrity of the nation.
“You’re not going to get one cent out of me,” Dr. Drew affirmed, including that he has instructed the Legal professional Normal to pursue all applicable authorized avenues. A globally revered worldwide legislation agency has additionally been retained to deal with the matter.
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“It is a severe, severe matter. That is extortion of a state, of a rustic,” the prime minister emphasised. “Nobody has the appropriate to stroll into the Prime Minister’s Workplace to blackmail or extort since you wish to deliver out a nasty, malicious video to assault our nation.”
Dr. Drew additional alleged that MSR Media—an organization beforehand concerned in movie manufacturing inside St. Kitts and Nevis—is behind the video, claiming the entity had “purchased” people domestically to take part in what he labeled a disinformation marketing campaign.
“That is one thing that I’ll struggle and struggle to the top as a result of the precedent should not be set in St. Kitts and Nevis that individuals can stroll into the Prime Minister’s Workplace [and make such demands],” stated Dr. Drew. “This is not going to be allowed to face.”
He closed by reaffirming his authorities’s dedication to transparency, good governance, and the safety of nationwide curiosity. The matter, he careworn, will probably be pursued to the complete extent of the legislation to make sure accountability and justice.
