No charges against cops accused of Half-Way-Tree beatings
October 12, 2006
NO charges are to be laid against the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) officers who were accused of beating a woman and her husband in Half-Way-Tree, Kingston 10, in May this year, the Director of Public Prosecutions has ruled.
According to Superintendent Dayton Henry of the Professional Standards Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, a ruling earlier this week by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), had found that no charges should be laid against Commander William Malabver and the other officers who were part of the operation when Margaret and Leroy Berry were allegedly beaten.
"We had investigated the incident, we collected all the statements. all the physical evidence including medical certificates, and we submitted them to the DPP. We have had a ruling that no criminal charges should be brought against William Malabver or the other five officers involved," Supt Henry told the Observer yesterday....
Author: VaughinDavis
Source: Jamaica Observer
