Yesterday you heard the Prime Minister dance around the issue of Doris Grant - who's under investigation for an alleged multi million dollar land fraud involving Mennonites from Shipyard. We stress that she claims it's all made up - but today the Minister of Home Affairs did fill in some details on the ongoing investigation.
Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs
"I have been informed that there was an investigation being carried out into an alleged land fraud as you mentioned, I think it was over the course of the last month or so that an investigation has been carried out. I am told that several witnesses from the Mennonite community have provided statements and so that entire file I am told has been turned over the DPP's office."
Courtney Menzies:
"Any reason why Ms Grant's home was searched twice and in the second case, it was searched for five hours?"
Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs
"I am not certain, that is a matter for the investigative team, as you know, that investigation is still ongoing so looking for evidence I'm sure is one of the reasons behind searches of that nature so I would think that is the reason why."
Courtney Menzies:
"Do you know if at all the Prime Minister is involved at any level in this investigation?"
Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs
"Absolutely not, that is being carried out by the Belize Police Department, not by the Prime Minister as I believe someone was trying to suggest, that is not the case."
Reliable reports tell us that the Mennonites who claim they were defrauded took their complaint directly to their area representative Jose Mai - who then took them to the Prime Minister.
