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  • 1 year ago
Appeal or reinstate, these are the options Minister in the Ministry of National Security Keith Scotland points to, as a means of rectifying the recent discharge of the High Court case involving seven police officers.


The Minister believes what transpired doesn't auger well for anyone.


Alicia Boucher has the details.
Transcript
00:00The charges against the officers were linked to allegations of extortion of businessmen in Sangre Grandi
00:05But the discharging of the charges came as a result of a failure by police
00:10To operate within the time frame provided by the court to present critical evidence and fitted to that
00:16None of the officers who charged the seven accused cops
00:20Presented themselves at the hearing
00:22Minister responsible for policing Keith Scotland isn't pleased
00:26It is never a good development when
00:32case like that
00:34Comes to an end prematurely. No one benefits. Justice is not served. The public interest is not served
00:40but the
00:41In the powers that be they who in charge of prosecution. They have two options. One is the appeal
00:48And the other is to reinstate it and relay the charges
00:51I'm not purporting to give advice, but they would know what they have to do, but all is not lost
00:56But it's still not a good fit
00:58When these things happen, he says the public would want the seven accused officers to have their day in court
01:04And it has not happened. The police are awaiting a report from the High Court concerning the matter in the meantime
01:11Our approach East MP. Dr. Rudan Munilal has called for an investigation into why the situation transpired in the first place
01:19Scotland isn't necessarily shooting down the suggestion
01:23My call is ready to address the situation
01:27An inquiry me on earth something but what about the officers who were charged as I address the issue?
01:33my main focus will be to rectify the situation and let the
01:39People involved pursue the options that will bring a proper
01:44Process of closure because this was not a proper process of closure
01:48No evidence was taken the charges were never ventilated. The officers will remain free until the charges are reinstated
01:56Scotland calls for action to be taken in a timely manner
02:00meanwhile Commissioner of Police Ella here would Christopher says
02:03She immediately requested a report on the matter which she received and she is presently in the process of reviewing it
02:10The top cop indicates that once this is completed she would make a statement in due course on another note
02:17Minister Scotland says he was unable to attend a recent signing ceremony
02:22Between the United States and Trinidad and Tobago for the establishment of a specialized police unit
02:29vetted by the US Drug Enforcement
02:31Administration. I really want to address this this year. I mean, I can't tell you
02:37I'm just one place doing the job of the people of Trinidad and Tobago and I was at another place
02:44Doing the job the people of Trinidad today
02:46Scotland would only add that he was in a quote-unquote very serious meeting
02:52Alicia Boucher TV 6 News
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