Trinidad Opposition Leader Asks Police to Begin Jack Warner Probe

By: - June 21st, 2011

Above: Trinidad’s Jack Warner

Trinidad Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley is calling for Trinidad Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs to investigate whether Works Minister Jack Warner broke any laws in the alleged FIFA bribery scandal. Warner resigned from the international football body yesterday during an ongoing FIFA probe into alleged bribery activities, and FIFA accordingly halted its investigation of him. Gibbs had requested information on the matter from FIFA. [Trinidad Express]

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