Ford O’Brien Landy LLP is on trial, representing the former Finance Minister of Mozambique. Read more here.
Pearse’s testimony received some scrutiny during cross-examination by Chang’s lawyers. Ford O’Brien Landy pointed out that Pearse only attended two in-person meetings with the minister and that neither of them discussed bribes or arranged any payments. She also pointed out specific inconsistencies in the details of Pearse’s sworn written statements versus his previous testimony about the projects’ financing, including his knowledge of the impact of an oil price crash on one project’s viability and the Mozambican prime minister’s support for funding.
