""Did I hear rumours, were there articles in the newspapers that obviously I read about this?" Martin asked rhetorically. "Clearly, yes, I did hear rumours. I read the articles in the newspapers.
" "If the question is, did I know that people were kiting cheques, that people were making payments that were inappropriate, did I know all of those things? The answer is absolutely not. I did not know that." "
So Martin is saying that he did read about this and hear about it but that he did not bother to find out anything. Either the guy is corrupt or he is incompetent. He *should* resign.