Tuesday, June 9, 2015

PARTI LEPEP CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBER JOINS IN; SEYCHELLES CORRUPTION

La Digue land scandal revisited

Mr France Bonte without shadow of a doubt is a household name in Seychelles. He is an accomplished Attorney at law with a sound legal mind and a big reputation. For many years France Bonte has also been a Central Committee member for the ruling Parti Lepep. France Bonte lives at La Misere where he has his stately home. In the last few years he has been building an even bigger house just next door.


THE WELL PUBLISHED LAND ALLOCATION POLICY OF THIS GOVERNMENT IS ONE PIECE OF LAND PER PERSON OR IF YOU HAVE (PRIVATE) LAND ALREADY YOU CANNOT GET GOVERNMENT LAND. Based on that principle Mr France Bonte would not qualify for a piece of government land.

LD708
However, as far as Mr Bonte was concerned the policy is not worth the paper it is written on. It was confirmed that the famous lawyer was indeed granted a plot of prime property out of the 40 plots allocated to L`union estate company ltd for ONE Seychelles rupee. LD708 was transferred to France Bonte on 28th January 1999 for SR250,000. It was money well invested by the maestro. On the 21st September 2010, the said piece of land(LD708) was sold to one Gregoire Payet for SR1.3  million rupees.This is like winning the jackpot when one considered the price Bonte paid for the land originally.


This is another highly unethical transaction conducted by people with connections for personal gains. It is the raping of the people and country with the full backing of the government. When the scandal became public; the Minister for Land Christian Lionnet never reacted – he remains silent on the matter. Why? Does he also have something to hide?  Many people saw his silence as highly inappropriate under the circumstances. It must be noted that the land transfer from government to L’Union Estate was conducted long before he became minister. But, this was no excuse to stay muted on an issue which the whole population wants an explanation. It is his responsibility and he is duty bound and accountable to the people. His long silence will not make this problem go away.

The 40 plots of cake

Christian Lionnet and his team of advisors will have to deal with this problem because the people are looking for answers and he is the man who has them. He assumed the role of minister willingly without needing much encouragement. It is now time to deliver. This is what the people want from the Minister responsible for land!! Or has he got something to hide himself??


 Source:Seyweekly.com