Varma Case: Maurice Allet Released after a Bail of Rs 20,000

10 years, 9 months ago - July 04, 2013

For three hours, Wednesday morning, July 3, Maurice Allet, president of the MPA continued his testimony to the Barracks. He has been provisionally charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

Deposit of Rs 20,000 and acknowledgment of debt of Rs 100,000. It is only after these conditions Maurice Allet, President of SIMDUT but also the Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) has been released. He appeared in court in Port-Louis shortly before noon on Wednesday, July 3.Previously, he continued his testimony to the central barracks. A statement that lasted nearly three hours.

After the provisional charge, Maurice Allet returned home. His lawyer, Anthony Domingo, asked that the charges against his client be removed. And the Police Prosecutor should make known its position on the motion within a week.

The next step for investigators: the convening of Mario Jeannot, Jeannot Florent father, the young man who was brutally assaulted by the former Attorney General , Yatin Varma. It should be confronted with the words of Maurice Allet.

He had been interviewed, Tuesday, July 2, for nearly ten hours the Central Criminal Investigation Department (CCID). This, in the context of the financial arrangement that would have been discussed with the family Jeannot. According to the latter, Maurice Allet led the negotiations between him and Reza Issack with Yatin Varma where he discussed the complaint Florent Jeannot against the former Attorney General is removed against the sum of Rs 2 million. The President of SIMDUT denies him all the allegations against him.

During his interrogation, Maurice Allet would however another person involved in the negotiations. This is Subash Gobine, advisor to the office of Prime Minister. Maurice Allet have indicated that the counsellor would have been the intermediary between him and Yatin Varma.

" I do not feel in any way involved in this case and I have no other comments to make , "it argued, however, having heard that his name was mentioned by Maurice Allet.

It was around 7:00 Tuesday, July 2 as he returned to the country that the President of the MPA was arrested at Plaisance airport. And even before the flight MK 040 is landed, the sleuths of CCID were already there. Without having had time to see his family, Maurice Allet was arrested at VIP Lounge at the airport before being led directly to the central barracks.

Does this mean that Maurice Allet resign from SIMDUT? No decision has been taken so far, said Mamade Khodabaccus, general secretary of the party. For the leaders of the party, the resignation of Maurice Allet as president of SIMDUT will be valid until the investigation is complete.

However, another source is SIMDUT believes that " he will resign from his position as Chairman of the MPA by ethics. As for his resignation SIMDUT, this will depend on him , "especially as it has to meet a temporary care.

Text by lexpress.mu

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