Gangar’s bank account matter adjourned

The court matter involving the former minister of energy in the UNC government, Finbar Gangar, was yesterday adjourned as members of the defence team asked that they be granted more time to respond to submissions made by the State earlier in the proceedings. The request came from attorney Rajiv Persad, who informed Magistrate Ejenny Espinet of their intentions.

Gangar is before Espinet in the Port-of-Spain First Magistrates’ Court on two charges of failing to declare to the Integrity Commission — two bank accounts in the Jersey, Channel Islands, two in New York and one each in RBTT and Scotia Bank in South Trinidad. It is alleged that Gangar failed to declare his six bank accounts to the Integrity Commission for the years 1998 and 1999. Attorney Sabrina Dougdeen, who held on for Special Prosecutor Dana Seetahal, yesterday had no objections to the request. The matter was adjourned to February 23.