Fahie Trial: VI Gov’t says it respects role of court in administration of justice
Fahie, yesterday February 8, 2023, was found guilty of all charges in his high-profile drug trial that commenced on Monday, January 29, 2024, in Miami, Florida, after being charged with several counts of drug smuggling, money laundering, and racketeering.
The then Premier was arrested at Miami’s Opa Locka Executive Airport on April 28, 2022.
The Natalio D. Wheatley Government in a statement said, “The Government of the British Virgin Islands has noted the verdict which was reached today in the case before the Miami Federal Court involving former Premier, Andrew Fahie.”
It added that both the Government and people of the Virgin Islands respect the role of the court in the administration of justice and, as a jurisdiction, the Virgin Islands is committed to good governance and upholding the highest standards of integrity in public life.
“We will continue the ongoing process of strengthening the relevant systems and institutions of government to ensure that the integrity of the Territory is maintained and international reputation upheld. We acknowledge the impact of the verdict on the family,” it added.
Sources told our newsroom that Mr Fahie is awaiting sentencing on April 29, 2024, after having been already remanded to prison.
After the roughly two-week trial, the jury found Mr Fahie Guilty and he now faces potential fines amounting to US$10 million and a possible life sentence for the various charges.
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28 Responses to “Fahie Trial: VI Gov’t says it respects role of court in administration of justice ”
Why do you think the U.K. wanted Fahie out as the Premier? If Fahie’s hands were clean, we would be on to something different now. Have you taken a look at what Fahie did to us? Fahie is/was one of us and look what he did to the country.
You are only speculating what will happen if the U.K. takes over. You don’t know for a fact those things that you mentioned would happen. So for now I would say that nothing that the U.K. comes with is worse than what our own did to us. For heaven’s sake, we have MANY of our young men in their graves, MISSING from the BVI all because of Fahie and his greedy, wicked and dirty dealings.
Then you want to come on here with your crap because you lived off of Fahie. You have not suffered as others have during his reign. One day you’ll wake up. Maybe!!
What Fahie did is nothing new in BVI culture, he just happen to get CAUGHT.
Not once, NOT ONCE, did Natalio or his friends distance themselves from Fahie, the now proven criminal.
If you do not distance yourself from criminals you are probably part of the payroll.
He was still calling the shots while awaiting trial.
They think we’re gullible.
Wrong doings, called sin, in a worldwide desire of the majority of that humans to draw attention to self by means of material possession at the experience of others, especially the poor. For a time it works, Reference: the Topic Issue.
However, the BVI former Premier and the other two are but a drop in the bucket, so to speak, of this Godless behaviors, worldwide.
In closing, in spite of what have occured, I hope that a measure of mercy will be granted to the former Premier and, Andrew Fahie and Mrs A. Manard-Pickering. on the day of sentence to prison, etc.
We all have sin, but sin is not without consequences. Just will be served, sooner or later, to all wrong doers, worldwide.
Present Premier and other leaders, tread carefully, communicate wisely, minister justly to all, serve unselfishly the people of the BVI.
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The house Mr. Fahie. was trying to finish building should be turned into a halfway house to help people recover from drug use.
It would be a positive step forward and we need somewhere for these people to recover and get off the streets.
Good idea but suspect it will ultimately be seized to pay the $$$ fine
The fact the man was convicted of attempting to import cocaine, racketeering etc from the BVI to the US and clearly stated “not my first rodeo” is a clear indication of local BVI crimes and co-conspirators.
The DPP should be shortly getting a case file for the same charges plus breach of trust in public office to bring before the courts here in the BVI.
The Government at this time should be doing all it can to ensure that the image of the BVI is not a narco state and everything is being done to stamp out drugs and corruption. Not this apologetic nothingness.