FOUR OFFICERS ACQUITTED OF ASSAULT

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Four police officers in Tobago were on Wednesday acquitted of assault, occasioning actual bodily harm when they reappeared before the Scarborough High Court, before Justice Ramsumair-Hinds. Two of the four officers spoke with TV6's Elizabeth Williams about the matter that spanned eighteen-and-a-half years.

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00:00 It was a relief to know that after all these years we have been vindicated of being so

00:05 aggressive and we are accused of being so much that we have done wrong.

00:11 Thank God for Mrs. that we have been vindicated and we are found not guilty.

00:16 The lawyers in the case were Thomas Cunningham for Andy Cunningham, Attorney Sheldon Prescott

00:22 for Dave Chambers and Attorney Ulrich Skerritt for Kurt Baird and Imran Mohammed.

00:29 It doesn't matter the fact that we have been charged for something that we have not done

00:32 and to know that everybody has castigated us for being wrong but thank God we are free

00:37 today.

00:38 Dave Chambers told the TV6 News that it has been 18 and a half years in coming but justice

00:45 was served in the matter.

00:47 I feel vindicated of the charge that has been brought against us over the last 18 and a

00:53 half years for a 20 year old matter.

00:57 So I think that justice is actually served and we have a very good judicial system in

01:04 place in the country.

01:06 In my opinion I think we have very good experienced magistrates and judges and I think that they

01:14 need to be complimented.

01:16 The charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm arose following the execution

01:22 of a search warrant in the Lambeau area brought by Trevino Marcel, Zaki Lord who is now deceased

01:29 and Casey Bruce who is today incarcerated for murder.

01:33 Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.

01:35 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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