Today the US State department have come out to discredit a previous ABC Report, which stated that Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding was a "...known criminal affiliate" of alleged criminal Christopher "Dudud" Coke.
Assistant Secretary Philip J Crowley spoke on behalf of the department during the State Department's Daily Press Briefing. Below is an except:
QUESTION: There is an ABC report that cited a U.S. document referring to the Jamaican prime minister as a criminal affiliate of Christopher Coke. Does the U.S. consider the prime minister a criminal?
MR. CROWLEY: I am not familiar with the report cited in that story. We certainly support the efforts of the Government of Jamaica to strengthen the rule of law and arrest Christopher Coke. The Government of Jamaica and the prime minister have taken bold steps in the last few days and we continue to work closely with the Government of Jamaica to counter illicit trafficking. I would just simply say we here at the State Department have no information to substantiate that report.
But to us, actions speak louder than words. It is the prime minister that signed the arrest decree and it is under his leadership that the government is aggressively pursuing the arrest of Mr. Coke.
See here for full transcript: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2010/05/142254.htm
ABC News Article : http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/jamaica-christopher-dudus-coke-escaped-security-forces-assault/story?id=10737428
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