Trinidad opposition MP granted bail on criminal charges

(Trinidad Express) - Opposition MP David Lee has been granted $1 million bail on two criminal charges—one of fraudulently receiving a tax exemption of $1.4 million, and the other for conspiracy to defraud.

The charges were in connection with the purchase of a $2.3 million

Mercedes-Benz AMG G63 and whether the tax exemptions derived may have benefited a party financier.

Investigators approached officials at the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions yesterday morning for instructions on how to proceed, and they were given the green light to lay two charges against Lee.

Lee was then detained, brought before a Justice of the Peace, and charged.