The matter related to a meeting at the Hyatt in Port-of-Spain on May 10-11, 2011 attended by former FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam.
The allegation was that both men colluded to pay bribes to football officials in the Caribbean for their votes in the FIFA presidential elections. FIFA later suspended Warner and Bin Hammam and Warner later resigned as one of FIFA's longest serving Vice Presidents.
In announcing Warner's decision the organisation made it clear that Warner was presumed to be innocent of all charges.
However the opposition People's National Movement insisted that the police and DPP should conduct an investigation.
They did. And they determined that Warner does not have to answer for anything. A letter from the Police Service Commission (PSC) dated May 7 advised the Leader of the Opposition of the decision.
The letter, which was was signed by PSC Secretary Mrs A.M. Andrews, on behalf of the Director of Personnel Administration stated in part: “The Commissioner of Police informed that the matter was investigated by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service and “on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions, no further can be taken in this matter.”
The letter also confirmed that the PSC received a response, by letter dated March 21, 2012 from the Commissioner of Police, on the said police investigations. The PSC said it received the letter on April 12, 2012.
Warner told the Guardian newspaper Monday, “I guess that will make Fixin’ T&T and all my other detractors, including, Opposition MP Fitzgerald Hinds, very unhappy indeed.”
Warner said the entire allegation was part of “a deliberate campaign designed to demonise me by those who were opposed to me.” However, he said he won’t be distracted from his objective to serve the people of T&T as minister.
Warner also thanked Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar “for having kept the faith in me." (ALSO READ Jack in the clear, no case to answer: Express)
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