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Govt’s IRU not part of COI! Attorney General asked to correct falsehood

Inquiry Commissioner, the Right Honourable Sir Gary Hickinbottom.

The Commission of Inquiry (COI) has written to Attorney General Dawn Smith to correct misinformation that government’s Inquiry Response Unit (IRU) is part of the COI.

Government established the IRU last month to ensure the Fahie Administration’s full cooperation with the Inquiry.

But in media release on Thursday, COI Secretary Steven Chandler reported that the recent publicity and information about the IRU is having “a misleading effect resulting in confusion about the IRU’s role and function”.

“To be clear, the IRU is not part of the independent Commission of Inquiry … Members of the public cannot engage with the Commission through the IRU. If they wish to engage with the Commission, they should contact it directly,” Chandler urged.

“While the Commissioner welcomes the establishment of the IRU … he wants to reassure members of the public and public officers that the IRU is wholly separate from the Commission. The Commission is, and will remain, entirely independent of the BVI government,” he added.

Chandler then renewed the COI’s open invitation to anyone who believes they have information that may assist the Inquiry to immediately submit it through the COI’s secure website.

In addition to the website, persons can contact the COI through its secure email address ([email protected]), OR through its WhatsApp phone number — +44 (0)7832 111254 — for messages or audio/video calls.

Persons can also mail information to the COI via its UK postal address — The Secretary, BVI Commission of Inquiry, Room RB 1.11, 22 Whitehall, London SW1A 2EG.

“Please be assured that all information will be received and held in strict confidence,” the COI said.

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  1. Hold them fold them says:

    Try calling the number – nobody ever answers and there is a very suspect voicemail! Do these people never work?

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  2. Number doesn’t work says:

    UK is so corrupt. The number doesn’t work. Typical move of them acting like they are helping when they actually are not.

    False Pretense.

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  3. Don says:

    This coi is a joke and a racist hunt bottom line

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  4. That says:

    Should hold yah ….

  5. WOW says:

    So the Government established the IRU to find out what people want to report and stop it from reaching the COI.

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  6. @ D don says:

    Is that all

  7. Shaft says:

    Leaving our CERTAIN comments will only fool yourself – look in the mirror

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