00:00But when you look at the political leader and Prime Minister of the United National Congress, her grandmother, who has served this country for however long, never had one standard raised against her, I will go to war with you.
00:19A fiery declaration from attorney general John Jeremy as he accused the former government of reckless financial management during his media review contribution on Wednesday.
00:30The AG claimed that costly rental agreements were among questionable deals left behind, all benefiting political associates.
00:37The Gulf City complex is not a mall as we used to think of it. It is now housing friends of my friends on the other side.
00:52Friends of my friends on the other side who provide quote-unquote services to the office of the attorney general. That's what I meant.
01:07Now, the attorney general says he faces a $150 million financial shortfall in his ministry.
01:13Some of which I received up to, between Monday and last night, some of which, it's amongst $150 million, $0.2 billion on content.
01:31Now, where that is going to end, I do not know at this point in time. And that is why I call it a black hole.
01:42He insists taxpayers are being asked to fund another $200 million. Payments he is now refusing to authorize unless justified.
01:51And you can tell your former prime minister's friends that I will not be paying a simple amount.
02:01I will not be paying a simple amount. I will not be paying a simple amount. I will not be paying work for value received.
02:18And there were fresh concerns about the long-running Clicquot case, where unpaid service providers still await an estimated $300 million plus in fees.
02:28Jeremy closed by telling the parliament the matter is far from over, and he will return with more updates.
02:34Aksha Galstan, TV6 News.
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