George - My responses prefaced by ** Again you have written "property acquired legally by British nationals" as if the LEGAL part is a given. ** I did not raise it again. FN quoted my earlier post which reproduced the British Govt. response to the question.
1. Were any bribes paid in these transactions which make it ILLEGAL. ** Possible but I do not know of any. 2. Were residency requirements met or circumvented which is ILLEGAL. ** Met in most of the cases I am aware of 3. Were foreign currency regulations followed or laws violated which makes it ILLEGAL. ** Followed in all the cases I am aware of 4. Were shell companies set up in violation of local laws which makes it ILLEGAL. ** Possible but I do not know of any. So how many of these supposedly "legal" transactions were LEGAL? **100 per cent till any of them are proved illegal. I fail to see why you are blanket defending these transactions as Goan real estate agents in connivance with British nations have a reputation of violating real-estate laws in Goa. ** When did I blanket defend the transactions? Please supply chapter and verse. In fact I stated that the purchases covered a wide spectrum of circumstances. In fact some of them sell ONLY to British nationals. I know of one rich Goan couple from Bombay who were refused a purchase in Goa. Goans treated as second-class in Goa!! ** Is that a criminal act by British nationals? So unless you are concerned about a personal transaction or some real-estate advertiser on GOAN VOICE-UK is threatening to withold advertising revenue if you do not support them, I fail to see why you support these transactions as if ALL were legal. ** Now this takes the cake! The concept of supporting justice and fair play is obviously foreign to you. Knowing how things operate in Goa I would be amazed if 100% of these transactions are "legal". ** You are right here. I too would be amazed if 100% are "legal" just as I would be amazed if 100% are illegal. I am grateful to Jose Colaco for explaining my position. You would understand it too if you had read my posts. Please also follow the links to the two BBC programmes I have provided. Best wishes Eddie Fernandes
