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Public Utilities Minister Barry Padarath says Government feels vindicated in its decisions regarding CEPEP.

Following news of the recent court ruling, he describes the situation as scandalous and calls on the previous line Minister to explain.
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00:00Win 1 for the Public Utilities Minister as it relates to the incoming UNC government's
00:05decision to not honour CPEP contracts extended hours before the April general election.
00:13To say that the government is vindicated in its position as it relates to the administration
00:18issues that we have identified surrounding CPEP.
00:22The opposition along with affected contractors and their workers admonished government for
00:26its decision, the UNC government maintains such a decision ought to have had cabinet approval
00:33and there exists no documentation to support such.
00:37This matter after the deliberation and the judgement of Madam Justice Margaret Mohammed is scandalous,
00:45it is deeply troubling and it is damning in itself.
00:48Padarath Lamens, then line minister for CPEP Faris al-Rawi, did not file any evidence on
00:54the alleged fraud perpetuated on the company.
00:58Therefore, I join my voice with CPEP this afternoon as the line minister in calling upon the former
01:06line minister for CPEP, now Senator Faris al-Rawi, to clear the air in the public interest regarding
01:13this matter.
01:15Minister Padarath credited their legal counsel for advancing the interest of the company
01:20and protecting the interest of taxpayers.
01:23What is deeply disturbing, alarming and some would say even shocking would have been the
01:30utterances of Madam Justice Margaret Mohammed forwarding these matters to the Director of
01:36Public Prosecutions.
01:38So for all those who have been asking when would matters be forwarded, when would matters be raised
01:43with the police and so on, I can say unequivocally that today is the day for that and CPEP is intent
01:53on cooperating with the Anti-Corruption Bureau, the Fraud Squad and the authorities in this matter.
02:00He says there are a lot of questions to be answered by the former minister
02:05and the former cabinet.
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