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BVI inquiry hears claims of systemic corruption and jury intimidation
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Allegations of systemic corruption, cronyism, jury intimidation and misuse of public funds are being aired in a courtroom in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) after the UK government set up a commission of inquiry into mis-governance in the British overseas territory.
More than 50 lengthy public hearings, and voluminous written evidence, have revealed a dark underside to the BVI, one of the biggest tax havens in the world, as well as exposing a deep well of resentment among some of the Caribbean island’s politicians at the controls placed on them by London.
During the hearings, the former British attorney general, Sir Geoffrey Cox QC, has represented the BVI premier, Andrew Fahie, and other government ministers.
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