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Turks and Caicos Islands: UK officials call for criminal investigation of premier

Turks and Caicos, little Island destination with lots of corruption - sound familiar?

Is there any chance we could send the UK a telegram and ask for an investigation into the corruption of PEI’s Premier, his cabinet and elected MLA’s who have breach the public trust?

Turks and Caicos, little Island destination with lots of corruption - sound familiar?

Turks and Caicos, little Island destination with lots of corruption - sound familiar?

British officials looking into corruption allegations in the Turks and Caicos Islands have called for a criminal investigation of Premier Michael Misick, authorities have said.

The Telegraph UK Published: 1:06AM BST 03 Jul 2009

The corruption-inquiry panel also found a need for “urgent and wide-ranging systemic change” in the British Caribbean territory located between Haiti and the Bahamas, the British Foreign Office said in a statement.

The territory’s London-appointed governor created the panel last year in response to corruption complaints. The complaints targeted officials including Mr Misick, who resigned in March, citing a lack of public support. Investigators suggested officials misused public money and profited from the sale of government-owned land.

Mr Misick has denied any wrongdoing and complained the British panel was akin to “modern-day colonialism.”

The public hearings earlier this year riveted the territory of 22,000 people by revealing Mr Misick’s lavish spending. His estranged wife, actress LisaRaye McCoy, described the use of private jets to commute from Los Angeles and other luxuries including a leased Rolls-Royce.

Britain is moving to dissolve the territory’s Cabinet and legislature on the recommendation of Sir Robin Auld, the lead investigator. Sir Robin said earlier that the changes are necessary to address “clear signs of political amorality and immaturity and general administrative incompetence.”

The statement said the inquiry recommended criminal probes relating to Mr Misick and four unidentified former Cabinet ministers. It said the British government will work with the governor to implement the recommendations and restore good governance on the islands.

The panel’s full final report has not been released because two foreign developers have brought proceedings in the Turks and Caicos against Sir Robin and the territory’s governor, Gordon Wetherell, according to Lucy Torrington, a Foreign Office spokeswoman. She said authorities may publish a redacted version.

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