M.V. Barima Accountability May Extend Beyond The Three Accused — Nandlall

What this source establishes

AG says charges may extend beyond the crew. The first statement by a senior officeholder that the three charged men may not be the end of it. Attorney General Anil Nandlall: "Everything has stages. Those who were in charge of the boat have been dealt with; more may be charged for all you know, after the Commission of Inquiry or even before. The Commission of Inquiry makes findings based on evidence and then makes recommendations based upon those findings… this cannot substitute for the police, but it will make recommendations for more persons to be investigated."

Key claims

• **The first statement by a senior officeholder that the three charged men may not be the end of it.** Attorney General Anil Nandlall: **"Everything has stages. Those who were in charge of the boat have been dealt with; more may be charged for all you know, after the Commission of Inquiry or even before. The Commission of Inquiry makes findings based on evidence and then makes recommendations based upon those findings… this cannot substitute for the police, but it will make recommendations for more persons to be investigated."**
• He identifies the areas the inquiry may reach: regulatory certification, vessel maintenance oversight, and supervisory failure. Those are the areas the leaked maintenance records five days later are said to document.
• **Recorded here without endorsement.** No further person has been charged. "More may be charged for all you know" is a statement of possibility by a minister, not a prosecutorial decision.
• Each accused faces **72 counts of murder**. This is the count consistently reported, against a confirmed death toll of 73 — the archive has not been able to establish the reason for the difference.

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