The premier of the British Virgin Islands has praised Sir Geoffrey Cox, after claiming that there is no evidence of corruption on the islands at a UK commission of inquiry (CoI).
Andrew Fahie, the elected prime minister of the islands, also accused the British government’s former appointed governor Gus Jaspert of making irresponsible claims that only damage the reputation of the islands.
The inquiry, which is due to report as early as January, shot into the headlines when it was revealed that Cox, a Tory MP and former attorney general, has been representing the ministers at the hearing and earning hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Fahie praised Cox and his legal team for doing a great job and said he and his fellow BVI ministers would be
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