We did manage to speak to Wayne Salazar by phone this afternoon. He told us, quote, "I haven't got anything to do with (those allegations)....we don't work for the Immigration Department; we don't deal with visas and passports...I haven't been involved in illegal activities." End quote. Salazar is a driver for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has been for 13 years- one who the Minister referred to yesterday in an interview with 7news. Here's what he said:..
Hon. Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs
"I was also told that there was a driver who has been with the ministry from timely memorial it seems that he also appears supposedly to have been involved. I know that we have gotten instructions to get rid of that driver as well because there is a zero tolerance. The Prime Minister make no bones of it, he wants to have zero tolerance for this kind of thing and so pressure is brought to bear on us."
It has been brought to bear on them, but Salazar has not been terminated or transferred. He is an established public officer so he cannot be terminated without substantial proof, and as we understand it, the Ministry is looking into transferring him and another driver whose name has also been mentioned in the visa ring rumours.
Carlos Murga's sister, Sylvia Murga - a former secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also been mentioned. Elrington also discussed her situation yesterday:..
Hon. Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs
"As soon as that information came to light we terminated the services of that poor employee, without in fact having any more information than that - that her brother was supposed to have been involve in the transporting of passports."
Sylvia Murga is now at another government department. Her Facebook page shows that she too had been in Cuba earlier this year.
