 Following the publication of the allegations, and video and audio tape of Truscott talking to under-cover "Sunday Times" reporters, he was forced to resign a consultancy for Landis & Gyr and was suspended from his consultancy for Gavin Anderson and Company.He resigned his directorship of African Minerals in August 2009, retaining a remunerated role as a strategic consultant.Both Opus Executive Partners and Gulf Keystone decided not to suspend or remove Truscott despite considerable pressure from the media to do so, both citing valuable contribution and integrity in his involvement with them.