Last night we told you that former Administrator of the Southern regional hospital Nasley Sommerville had been dismissed by the public service commission. This is more than two years after she was accused of fleecing 367 thousand dollars from the Hospital's maternal health and child care account. But, today her attorney told the media that she will appeal her dismissal:..
Jules Vasquez
"The Auditor General wrote a report implicating how directly in the theft of $367,000 - 193 bogus cheques. Does she deny this?"
Andrew Bennett, Attorney - Nasley Sommerville
"She did deny it and she maintains her innocence still. That is the reason why we are appealing the decision. And as it relates to the Auditor General's report, they never did say as a matter of fact that she did anything. This Auditor General's report established that there was some fraud committed on the public funds. But as it relates to implicating Nasley, that was our position throughout this hearing, that there need to have been more. We will be challenging the reasons to say that they are unreasonable not supported by any of the evidence. And as a matter of fact that the commission misdirected themselves, because they did not place any weight on some of the documents that Nasley submitted."
Jules Vasquez
"So in the overview, you believe your client has been unfairly maligned, unfairly implicated and will stand vindicated?"
Andrew Bennett, Attorney - Nasley Sommerville
"We can never say that there is certainty in any decision, but what we will stay is that we have strong grounds to put before the Belize advisory council."
She has 21 days to appeal to the Belize Advisory Council.
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