News on a Police probe into allegations against a United Bermuda Party approved candidate is struggling to find its way through a bureaucratic black hole.

“There is no official statement,” said Police spokesman Dwayne Caines, almost two weeks after The Royal Gazette began a fresh round of inquiries on the investigation.

In April, Works and Engineering Minister Alex Scott alleged that a UBP approved candidate, later identified as Roger Russell, had attempted to coerce a senior Civil Servant to hand over documents on the senior secondary school project.

Mr. Scott said that the saga was part of a “politically motivated” plot to compromise the project and the Government. The UBP later hit back with allegations of its own, saying that Mr. Scott was engaging in “political grandstanding”. And a sworn affidavit by Mr. Russell made counterclaims that the Civil Servant had approached him with serious concerns about corruption in relation to the project.

A formal complaint was made to the Police, but The Royal Gazette has been unable to determine whether an investigation has started.

Mr. Caines could not say when a statement will be made.