| PM On The Franze Parke Exit |
| Fri, December 8, 2017 |
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| And while the Auditor General is in a delicate position and faces an uncertain future, Justice of Appeal Franz Parke has already headed for the exit. Today, the Prime Minister discussed the unceremonious departure of his old college buddy - which came after the attorney for the leader of the opposition sent the government a letter detailing nine times Parke was brought under scrutiny for professional misconduct while working as a legal professional in the US. The PM says Parke could have defended his reputation, but figured it wasn't worth the trouble or the embarrassment to the judiciary:...
Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow - Prime Minister
"Mr. Parke insists that whatever they are alleging or charging he can very easily debunk, rebut, dismiss, but clearly their raising allegations means that he will have to, not just compile evidence to rubbish the allegations, he would himself have to swear an affidavit and subject himself to cross-examination. He tells me that he consulted with the president of the Court of Appeal and that they agreed that this would really expose the Judiciary in a way that is unattainable and uncountenanceable. And he is saying that for him it's not a problem simply to resign. He doesn't live here, he has his practice in the US and so it is in those circumstances that he decided to call it quits."
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