DUD - US

The extradition debacle involving "Christopher "Dudus" Coke, is not so much about the notorious Tivoli mega-businessman with umbilical linkage to the JLP. 

It is primarly about the self-interests of leading JLP activists - some being cabinet ministers, some Members of Parliament, senators, prominent "persons" and others financial contributors.  It is for the JLP about "US"; not about "you", not about "them" but all about "US".

The real issue has been revealed:



Electronic Telephone Intercepts

• How many Members of Parliament had their telephones - private and business - tapped by the authorities?

• Over what period time were these "buggings" instituted?

• How were individuals/telephone numbers added or extracted from the lists?

• What has been done with the contents of the intercepts?

• Which authorities - local and foreign - have access to those wire tappings?

It is the self-interests of the JLP not to let the contents of those electronic telephone intercepts (ETI) be used as a basis for any extradition request or as evidence in any local or foreign court.  It is not about Dudus per se but the foundation of the extradition request. The JLP Government is mindful of setting precedent and a court adjudicating on the legality of the said intercepts.  It cannot take that risk.

In these "extradition treaty technicalities", the Tivoli don is merely a DUD.  Can you imagine the potential debvastation of those recordings of the conversations between "prominent persons" and the criminal network?  It would be off the Richter scale - a political earthquake triggering a tsunami of resignations (and arrests).

The US seems to know something about "US".  Can you hear me now?