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Caribbean & Central America - May 2006 (ISSN 1741-4458)
TRINIDAD and TOBAGO: Panday trial causes shockwaves
The trial of Basdeo Panday, former prime minister, now leader of the opposition United National Congress (UNC), continues to trigger shock waves throughout the political and judicial establishment. Panday, 73, was sentenced to two years in prison and a hefty fine for knowingly making a false declaration of income and assets, but after five days in a maximum security institution, he was released on bail for medical reasons. Shortly before his release, the UNC chief whip resigned and the party's "political" leader, Winston Dookeran, relegated himself to the back benches. The next act in the drama was the opening of an investigation into the country's chief justice, Satnarine Sharma, for allegedly attempting to influence the outcome of Panday's trial.
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