The full story behind a developer’s accusations of ministerial corruption over the development of Hamilton waterfront can be laid bare for the first time today.

The written affirmations of all the key players involved in the controversy were released to The Royal Gazette last night following a landmark judgment by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley that gave the public unprecedented access to court documents.

Developer Michael MacLean claims businessman Steven DeCosta solicited multimillion dollar bribes from him on behalf of Craig Cannonier, the former Premier; Michael Fahy, the Minister for Home Affairs; and Mark Pettingill, the former Attorney-General; in return for their support of his development plans.

The allegations, which appear in an affidavit Mr MacLean has put before the Supreme Court as part of his ongoing legal battle with the Bermuda Government over the voiding of the waterfront contracts, have been emphatically dismissed by the Members of Parliament.

In counter affidavits, Mr Cannonier, Mr Pettingill and Sen Fahy describe the accusations as “farcical”, “complete nonsense” and “wholly untrue”.

Sen Fahy, who according to Mr MacLean was to have his $3 million share put in his mother’s bank account, branded such an idea “the most stupid thing to do” given his professional position and understanding of money-laundering law.

In his affirmation, Mr Pettingill said he was prepared to waive banking confidentiality to show he has never had a bank account in the British Virgin Islands, which Mr MacLean had claimed in his affidavit was to be the destination for his portion of the cash.

Mr Cannonier acknowledged that Mr DeCosta was a long-term business associate, but firmly denied that he had ever acted on his behalf in relation to the waterfront allegations made by Mr MacLean.

The affidavits of all the parties were provided to The Royal Gazette after this newspaper’s lawyer, Tim Marshall, successfully argued last week that the public had a right to scrutinise all the documents relating to the case due to the seriousness of the allegations.

• To read the Government Strike-out Summons and the MacLean Originating Summons, click on the PDFs under “Related Media”.