Northern Ireland’s first minister has denied allegations he received payments on completion of the sale of Project Eagle to Cerberus.
First minister Peter Robinson said the claims were “scurrilous and unfounded” and added there was not “one iota of evidence.”
The claims were made at a session of the finance committee at Stormont by loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson.
Bryson said that Robinson was a beneficiary of the payment alongside Ian Coulter, the solicitor first targeted by the investigation; David Watters; NAMA adviser Frank Cushnahan; and developer Andrew Creighton.
The blogger added that the money was paid to an Isle of Man bank account controlled by Coulter.
Robinson added to his denials in a statement saying: “I repeat, I neither received, expected to receive, sought, nor was I offered a single penny as a result of the NAMA sale.
“The allegations made today lack credibility and can have no evidential basis. The scripted performance was little short of pantomime. It is outrageous that such scurrilous and unfounded allegations can be made without providing one iota of evidence.”
Watters and Creighton said they had no comment at this time.
The committee’s deputy chairman Dominic Bradley of the SDLP said Mr Robinson must appear before the enquiry.
Bryson handed over documents to the committee including company accounts, but it is not believed any of the information is conclusive.
