A former member of the Cepep Company Ltd board has insisted she acted in “good faith” when she supported the extension of hundreds of contracts earlier this year, saying she was assured by the then chairman that Cabinet had recently approved the move.

In a response to a pre-action protocol letter from attorney Aasha Ramlal on behalf of Cepep, the ex-director, Camille Hosein, through her attorney Shabaana Mohammed, detailed her account of the events leading up to the controversial decision.

According to the letter, the board member confirmed that a WhatsApp group chat was used for communication among directors, the chairman, the corporate secretary, and the CEO. On April 22, she attended a routine board meeting in person, but said no mention was made of Cabinet approval for contract extensions.