From Susan Venton.
I REFER to the recent publications in your paper regarding Senator Le Main and his friendship with my husband, Frank Venton.

I am normally a very private person and would shy away from publicity of any kind. However, recent events have incensed me to write to you. I feel compelled to do so as a grave injustice has been perpetrated against Senator Le Main, in that he has, as a man of integrity, resigned from the office of Housing Minister.

Save for writing to the Royal Court and the Solicitor General to express his concern at the manner in which the prosecution against my husband and I was brought for a minor housing infraction (although the prosecution against me was dropped after nearly two years), Senator Le Main did not personally involve himself with or manage our case.

It was always officers of the Population Office that dealt with our case. Certain of those officers have made clear that we were misadvised. Senator Le Main merely made clear to the Court and the Prosecution that we had been treated differently to other people and that this was unfair.

This is exactly the sort of matter that the voting public would expect a responsible elected Member of the States to do, ie to protect the interests of members of the public.

For the record, although my husband and I knew Senator Le Main professionally, we were not ‘friends’ of his. For example, we have never been to one another’s homes or even lunched or dined with one another. In fact, we have never met with Senator Le Main socially.

My husband did provide certain printing services for Senator Le Main’s election campaign. However, this is not exceptional in any way. My husband has provided identical services for other current members of the States. There is no question of their good character being impugned in any way as a result of this. There is no good reason why doing so for Senator Le Main should impugn his standing in the community or the States.