Cunningham tells News On Sunday that the best way to tackle the issue of fraud and corruption reigning in Mauritius would be to alert international institutions.

“The idea is to get international institutions to apply downward pressure on the Government. At the same time, domestic pressure from below, will create upward pressure, sandwiching the Government and those who want to get away with corrupt practices. Pressures will force the Government to take the matter seriously and make positive changes. The people should know to what extent the Mauritian institutions are bent, ” he adds.

 Cunningham does not think that the Government is treating this issue with the seriousness that it deserves. Instead,  a smear and intimidation campaign is on against him. “A commission of inquiry would not cost the State a penny. Even if it did, I am sure that countries like the UK, France would do it for them for free. The whole idea of a commission of inquiry would be to establish the truth,” he says.

On Wednesday, Cunningham was summoned to Line Barracks for questioning on many of his allegations. He was interrogated again on Thursday but was released later, cleared of all charges. “CID have established that I have not done anything wrong and they will look into some of the matters I have raised,” he said.

However, he told the press on Thurday that the MRA had informed him that it would  not honour his severance agreement. “Instead of six, the MRA will only pay me one month's compensation. They claim  I have violated a confidentiality clause by talking to the press,” he said.

Transparency Mauritius President, Jacques de Navacelle, feels that Cunningham is a victim in this affair. “Why would he lie? We think that what he is saying is true and we have already sent documents to Transparency International in Berlin,” he said.

Earlier during the day, Chief Justice Bernard Sik Yuen assured Radio Plus the Judiciary was utterly independent and it would be up to the court to judge should the DPP decide to prosecute Bert Cunningham.