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  • 1 year ago
Seven police officers, who were charged in connection with businessmen being extorted in Sangre Grande, no longer have to worry about those charges.

At least, for now.

A High Court Master discharged the officers, after the Court Master was left in the dark about whether police had sent a file to the DPP's Office.

However, the charges can be re-laid in the future.
Transcript
00:00After this video went viral on social media in March last year, seven police
00:06officers were accused of extorting businessmen in Sangre Grandi. The
00:11officers, Inspector Dayal Ramlakan, Acting Corporal Shahid Khan, along with police
00:17constables Devan and Ragbir, Jason Osuna, Mackay Joseph, Cleon Smith and Rayon
00:23Charles, were charged with misbehavior in public office and also conspiracy to
00:29pervert the course of public justice by willfully making false written
00:33statements to implicate a victim in a criminal investigation. But on Monday all
00:39seven officers were discharged by High Court Master Sarah De Silva, which means
00:45they were allowed to walk free. Why? Because essentially the High Court
00:51Master had no idea if the file had been sent to the Director of Public
00:56Prosecution's office for a state attorney to be appointed to prosecute
01:01the officers. Master De Silva gave investigators from the Professional
01:05Standards Bureau until November 8th to send a file to the DPP's office and
01:10until November 15th to disclose the state's evidence to the accused. With no
01:16one able to give an update on Monday, the officers were discharged. However, these
01:23officers can have the same charges relayed against them in the future as
01:27the charges were not dismissed. Anselm Gibbs, TV6 News.
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