And the BTL acquisition of Speednet would also make the Briceno family super rich. With their 22% minority shareholding, they stand to collect just under 18 million dollars from the sale. So, considering that the leader of the Cabinet, John Biceno stands to benefit so much, should he have recused himself from the cabinet meeting when the presentation was made? We know he didn't because he was right there in the photos. Musa says that they did not see it as necessary.
Kareem Musa, Minister of Immigration
"Again it's not the prime minister that owns the company. And the Prime minister, as a matter of fact, even offered to recuse himself. But that did not stop us. We said, no, it isn't necessary, Prime Minister. That did not stop us from voicing our very candid questions that we had, concerns that we had. And so it did not have that type of impact. And so, like I said, he offered to recuse himself, but cabinet did not feel that necessary. "
Later on in the news, Jules Vasquez will take a closer look at the PM's changing public messaging on BTL over the last six years.
