Basdeo Panday freed of corruption charges

Former  Prime minister  of Trinidad and United National Congress (UNC) founder, Basdeo Panday has been  acquitted of charges of failing to declare the assets of a London-based bank account to the Integrity Commission for three consecutive years.

Panday was facing three charges under the Integrity in Public Life Act of 1987 with failing to declare the assets of the account amounting to approximately $1.6 million held at the National Westminster Bank at Wimbledon Hill Road, London, for the years ending 1997, 1998 and 1999 while he was prime minister.

The Trinidad express reports hat Mr Panday said he felt vindicated after the case was discharged by Magistrate Marcia Murray who ruled yesterday that the Integrity Commission had failed to comply with the provisions of the Integrity in Public Life Act.