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Cayman Islands: Former Premier Bush released on bail, investigation extends abroad
Former Cayman Islands Premier., McKeeva Bush. PHOTO/File
Former Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush, who was arrested on allegations of corruption in December, has been released on bail for a second time as Royal Cayman Islands Police police expand their corruption probe abroad.
Bush was initially released on bail in December 2012. He was forced to resign as a result of a no confidence motion which was directly related to the criminal charges against him and was replaced as Premier by Ms. Julianna O’Connor-Connolly.
“The investigation is still very active and police are following several positive lines of enquiry,” a spokesperson of the Royal Cayman Islands Police said.
“The re-bailing of the Mr. Bush is to allow for further investigations to take place in a number of foreign jurisdictions including locations in Asia, Europe, and the United States.”
The police spokesperson further revealed that officers were “working very closely with law enforcement colleagues overseas and the investigation is being progressed as expeditiously as possible.”
It said that the team was required to follow “the stringent, and often lengthy legal processes in place within these overseas jurisdictions to obtain the necessary evidential exhibits and supporting statements.”
