The Prime Minister also commented on the stalled Amy Forte case. He's the one who put out the release three weeks ago saying, quote, "the charge of fraud raised by Ms. Forte is credible." This is after he reviewed a preliminary report form a handwriting expert.
Well, that credible charge has flopped because Amy Forte does not want to make a formal police complaint. Today we asked the PM is that's left him kind of holding the bag:...
Rt. Hon. Dean Oliver Barrow - Prime Minister
"Miss Forte through her lawyer, it was only with the lawyer that I spoke, promised that there will be no difficulty in giving the police a statement. I explained when the lawyer called me that I would move immediately to instruct the police to thoroughly pursue this matter but it would have to depend on Miss Forte furnishing the police with the material. Miss Forte has not done so, the police have tried, I believe suggestions as to taking the statement outside of the ordinary course of having her come to the station were mooted and still, she has proven unwilling. The police are therefore stymied, the police are therefore stalled."
Jules Vasquez - Reporter
"You went out on a limb, you canceled the transfer and now you are left, so to speak, exposed since they don't want to follow up."
Rt. Hon. Dean Oliver Barrow - Prime Minister
"Well, I think I had one further conversation with Miss Arzu and then with another lawyer who is close to her, but it's yielded no results. I don't think that I am on a limb. I am perfectly certain that even without Miss Forte's statements we were entitled to cancel the conveyance. So that's not going to be reversed."
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