Further to the story iNews Cayman broke to the Cayman public last Saturday (25) that former Cayman Governor Stuart Jack and two other senior officials may face a criminal inquiry (see “Ex Cayman Governor Jack cited for possible attempts to pervert the course of justice” at http://www.ieyenews.com/2013/05/ex-cayman-governor-jack-cited-for-possible-attempts-to-pervert-the-course-of-justice/), Cayman’s Attorney General (AG) has furiously denied allegations made by the discredited head of the Operation Tempura investigation. Although our story did not name AG Samuel Bulgin his name has been mentioned in other media reports that he is one of the other two senior officials. The other official is reported as being the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s (FCO) Caribbean Policy Adviser, Larry Covington.

Bulgin has delivered a press statement (see below) saying he strongly denies the “scurrilous claim” and resents “any assertions of my being untruthful to the Tempura investigators”.

Statement of Attorney General Samuel Bulgin, QC

27 May 2013

It would be understandable for me to refrain from making any comments given that there are civil proceedings pending before the courts concerning the very issues raised in the story. However, I am content to note that this is yet another scandalous move in an ongoing campaign by Mr. Bridger, whom I am told has now joined forces with Mr. Kernohan.

The combined activities of these two men to date have already cost the Cayman Islands Government millions of dollars, but for some reason they are bent on conduct which causes further financial and reputational damage to these Islands and its various institutions.

Not only do I strongly deny but also resent any assertions of my being untruthful to the Tempura investigators.  There is not a shred of independent or contemporaneous evidence to support such a scurrilous claim and, to the contrary, the documents from that time demonstrate conclusively that the allegation is not true.  It is remarkable that Mr Bridger’s one-sided and inaccurate account of events which are to his own entire discredit should have been thought worthy of further investigation. Once the documents are examined, however, his account does not stand scrutiny.

This is yet another shameful slur on the reputation of the Cayman Islands coming from a man who, by his conduct during the Operation Tempura investigations, long ago forfeited all credibility in these Islands.

I note this for what it apparently is- a disgraceful and unfounded attack from discredited sources pursuing personal agendas. I will be considering instructing Counsel both here and in the UK to pursue defamation actions against those responsible.