Eight parliamentarians now referred for illicit enrichment
- Integrity Commission moves to correct media reports regarding MPs under investigation
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Integrity Commission (IC) on Wednesday sought to correct inaccuracies published by at least two media outlets regarding the parliamentarians who were referred for illicit enrichment.
The IC said the two parliamentarians who have been referred for illicit enrichment in the 6th Annual Report for 2023-2024 tabled in Parliament on Tuesday has nothing to do with the six members of parliament who were referred in the previous 2022-2023 reporting year.
It further emphasised that when both reporting years are considered there are eight parliamentarians who have been referred for illicit enrichment.
The commission went on to highlight that a news report published in the Jamaica Gleaner on Wednesday with headline ‘Illicit 6 is now down to 2’ and another report from Nationwide90FM on Tuesday that “only two parliamentarians are now under investigation for Illicit Enrichment” are “patently inaccurate, misguided and without any foundation whatsoever in fact or in law”.
The IC further added that it “has made no comment on the status of any investigation that may be related to any specific Illicit Enrichment Referral. It has no power in law to do so.”
