PM Xanana Ready to Submit to Investigation by Anti-Corruption Commission on Comoro Bridge and Road Project

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Jornal Nasional Diario - Tuesday, 26 March 2013 - Translation from Tetum

 Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, is ready to submit himself to the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) at any time to ensure a thorough investigation into the processes for the Comoro Bridge and Dili Road project.

“I say this to the ACC, I have received information that, and this a secret of judicial investigation, but ACC should be calling me, I say this now but am not able to say anything more, I told them back then, just call me, don’t be scared to call me regarding the Comoro Bridge, because it was I who decided it, call me regarding the road from Tasi Tolu to here, and which is currently being repaired along the sea front. I said why?  How? I will answer, I cannot tell you what I will say, but I only say this to the ACC, don’t be scared of calling me, don’t waste time,” said PM Xanana to journalists last Monday 25 March, shortly after the Council of Defence and Security had finished at the Presidential Palace in Aitarak Laran, Dili.

Before this it was widely reported that the ACC had already called the Minister for Public Works Pedro lay to answer questions about infrastructure projects of the Fourth Government but nothing further has been made public on the result of those investigations. 

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