PNP expresses 'shock' over SSL's break-in

The People’s National Party (PNP) says it was "shocked" and "concerned" to learn about the Wednesday night's break-in at fraud-hit Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL)

The party is calling on the police to carryout a “high-level” probe into the matter which has lead to the theft at least five laptop computers. 

"It is unacceptable that potential evidence, stored within these laptops, might be tampered with or destroyed, hindering the pursuit of justice,” Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson said. 

Robinson also said the recent development raises critical questions about the integrity of the ongoing investigation, noting that it is deeply troubled by the apparent security breach which, it said, poses a significant risk of compromising crucial information vital to the probe.  

“Just yesterday the Financial Investigation Division (FID)  disclosed that the scale of the fraud under scrutiny was even more extensive than initially believed. Therefore, the revelation of this theft is profoundly unsettling.”  

Further, he said that the Opposition party wants swift and decisive action to identify those responsible for the theft and to retrieve the stolen laptops promptly.  

More than 200 accounts have been impacted including one belonging to retired Olympic and World Champion Usain Bolt. 

- Kimone Francis 

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