Michael Misick
Former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands Michael Misick is reportedly seeking political asylum, after an international arrest warrant was issued for his arrest.
According to a report from the CMC Misick said there is a “complete set-up for a modern-day John Crow political lynching” and he is left with no other choice than to seek political asylum in a third country.
He says he is not a fugitive and applied for political asylum as he seeks protection from political persecution.
He added that he will be working to clear his name and that of his government and colleagues.
On Monday March 19 news surfaced that an international arrest warrant and “Red Notice” authorized by Interpol had been issued for Mr. Misick.
A Special Investigation and Prosecutions Team (SIPT) reportedly tried to get Mr Misick to attend at its offices in Providenciales in respect of allegations of corruption and money laundering during his time in office.
Mr Misick did not attend.
Mr Misick reportedly issued a statement to the effect that the authorities “bypassed the entire legal system” by appointing a Special Prosecutor “whose primary goal is to get rich off the backs of Turks and Caicos Islands’ tax payers and to make a name for herself.”
He said that the prosecutor had collected more than US$20 million of tax payers’ money and stood to collect at least another US$10 million in 2012, at a time when the interim government is laying off hundreds of civil servants, cutting pensions and other benefits and increasing taxes.
He added that he felt there is no way that he or any of the persons that have been accused by the Special Prosecutor and her team, can get a fair trial.
Reports are that Misick also accused British authorities of changing the law in order to secure a conviction adding that the verdict has already been decided by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Governor, the prosecutor and the Judges that they have chosen
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