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MP Gibson Testifies In Greg Miller Trial

The Free National Movement Member of Parliament Adrian Gibson back in court, Friday, testifying as a witness in a libel case.

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Free National Movement Member of Parliament Adrian Gibson back in court, Friday, testifying as a witness in a libel case as he alleges a money transfer and comments about him on a local talk show were damaging.

Long Island Member of Parliament Adrian Gibson taking the stand, Friday, recounting how he believes a $200 deposit to his joint bank account with his former girlfriend Alexandria Mackey was an attempt to possibly entrap him.

Gregory Miller is charged with attempted intentional libel and intentional libel after prosecutors allege that he transferred the money to Gibson’s Royal Bank of Canada account in an attempt to defame him back in 2018. He’s also accused of making defamatory comments about Gibson on a Jones Communication Network (JCN) television program in June 2019.

In court on Friday, Gibson testified while reviewing his online bank account in January 2019, he discovered a $200 deposit from APEC Underground Utilities. This, he said, prompted him to call the then Water and Sewerage Deputy chairperson who is a manager at RBC and sent emails to the bank informing them and inquiring about the incident.

The former WSC executive chairman then explained to Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt that he did this because he recognized the contractor’s name who had previously submitted bids for a project in Long Island.

In response, Gibson said he received emails, phone calls, and a letter of apology from the managing director of RBC.

The prosecutor then asked Gibson how did these events make him feel as a public servant? To that, Gibson said he felt insulted, that it was to cause him harm, to cause him social damage. He added that, to make things worse, Miller took to the airwaves with comments he found defamatory and to be libelous.

When asked how he heard the comments, Gibson said the then WSC general manager brought it to his attention. This then prompted him to acquire a CD with the talk show.

The chief magistrate then asked him what were the comments. To that he said time has made his memory foggy.

Gibson also revealing that sometime after he spoke with then Deputy Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle and made a complaint.

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