Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams says the TTPS does not plan to investigate the allegations made by a fugitive police officer, who claims he was forced to flee to Canada after senior police officers allegedly ordered a hit on his life.
Williams was speaking to the Guardian after attending the launch of the Coromandel Police Youth Club in Cedros yesterday. Asked whether he intends to meet with the officer who went public in a viral video last week, Williams said no.
He attempted to show this reporter another recording to explain why the incident was not deserving of investigations. “You see any other media carrying that story? You see it on the Express, Newsday or TV 6? When you listen to this recording you will see why it makes no sense for me to comment on this,” Williams said. The audio on his phone was very low so it was impossible to hear the recording.
Williams promised to Whatsapp or email the recording but up to late yesterday, it was not sent.
Another senior police officer who attended the launch said he knew the man, identified in the video as Allan Gillman when he worked in the Central Division. Describing the officer in an unkind way, the senior policeman said, “I don’t want to comment publicly on that. Let the commissioner comment.”
Police Public Information Officer Inspector Michael Pierre also decline comment when given a list of questions. He also directed questions to Williams.
Last week, head of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) David West said he was investigating the complaints made in the video which went viral on April 4.
The male voice in the six minute-57-second video shows a ransacked room with documents scattered all over the floor and bed. He said he had been a police officer for the past 19 years and even shows what appears to be an authentic police badge. He explained that following an incident he was forced to run for his life to Canada as certain senior police officers had given an order to execute him.
According to the man, they include officers assigned to the North Eastern Task Force and the High Performance Team, a unit which operates out of the North Eastern Division.
The man said he was forced to flee to Canada on September 22, 2012, and was fearful for his life.
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