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And, in another matter relating to the Ministry of Home Affairs, a little less than a week ago, the government announced the members of the Firearms and Ammunition Control Board. But in that press release, there was no mention of whether a retrospective audit would occur - or if there will be timely audits moving forward.
Today we asked Minister Musa about a timeline - especially since the previous CEO suggested that there should be one every six months. Here's what he told us.
Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs
"Definitely there has to be an initial audit Courtney, by the board. Whether that then expands beyond to get some sort of an independent audit. Because I'm sure that certain information coming out of that audit will be divulged to the media and especially Jules Vasquez. But of course, we can't give particulars in terms of names and that sort of thing."
"But definitely, how many licenses, how many licenses each individual may have, that sort of thing. What caliber? I know these are all things that are that the public would want to know. And so that type of information, I am certain, within the first three months to six months, will be disclosed to the public. And we will then see whether it is necessary to do a further independent audit."
"But I'm certain that this new board will be carrying out an audit."
Reporter:
"That's the retrospective one. But moving forward, what."
Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs
"I think six months is a reasonable time frame to have an audit every six months."
