Keeping it on the subject of the BDF - we also asked Minister Saldivar about those text messages which were exchanged between a BDF Major and a man caught with decommissioned BDF uniforms. It happened back in July of 2017 when Sarco Torres's phone showed that he was communicating with BDF Major Jermaine Burns - who is the airwing commander.
Today, Saldivar said that the uniforms are a matter for the Ministry of Finance and the Major has been cleared of wrongdoing:...
Reporter
"I remember that the head of the Air-wing, there were messages sent between numbers and it said that the head of the Air-wing has sent those messages. First, has that case been closed in terms of the investigation and was that a legitimate contact?"
Hon. John Saldivar
"That matter is with the Ministry of Finance and so I can't tell you exactly how it has concluded but we have certainly concluded that there was nothing wrong with the messages that were exchanged with the Air wing people. Those were normal messages that had nothing to do with any illegal activity."
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