The Chairman of Cabinet indicated that the cost of the legal defense in the United States Court in the Alpha Nero matter, triggered by operatives of The United Progressive Party, now stands at One Hundred and Thirty-Six Thousand US Dollars.

A complete fabrication of claims by a Russian citizen, fed to that individual by the members of the opposition, have now cost the Antigua and Barbuda Public a significant sum which may yet increase.

This unpatriotic, costly behavior has also damaged the country’s reputation and unjustly sullied the character of the country’s leader.