That thought hasn't escaped me, when you think about it they literally would have to bring in an outsider to try clean up the mess they've made as politicians over the years. For such a plan to work without the whole world feeling insulted over a face about they'd have to pretend to hate him. They would be like the child(ren) who plays up against both parents to get what they want.

Yes it's obvious he was there he wouldn't have shown up on a flight plan exiting the island if he hadn't. How or why he was there is anyone's guess, could of been he went there on business, whatever the reason it doesn't mean he was complicit in anything he saw going on there.