KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — An ousted former premier of the Cayman Islands was charged Wednesday in a corruption investigation, and his splintered political party pledged to stand behind him as May elections approach.

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service announced that McKeeva Bush was charged with five counts of theft, four counts of breach of trust and two counts of misconduct in public office. He was released on bail and is due to appear in the British Caribbean territory’s Grand Court next month.