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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : Westmoreland resident ...r (Gleaner)...</span>
Westmoreland resident Garth Elvin, with the assistance of his lawyer, Bert Samuels, has sent a letter to the commissioner of police seeking to refute claims that he is an area leader in White Hall district, near Negril, Westmoreland.Samuels said in the letter that Elvin, a businessman who is also called 'Shane', was prepared to meet with the police in Negril or at police headquarters in any other parish."As his attorneys, we are prepared to arrange and attend that meeting if the commissioner so desires," stated the letter from law firm Knight, Junor and Samuels.The letter, dated December 13, 2010, was copied to Assistant Commissioner of Police Denver Frater, commanding officer for Area One.Samuels stated in the letter that Elvin had complained that he was being accused of being an area leader but Elvin "has no interest in being the leader of any area or men in that or any other area".Samuels told The Gleaner yesterday that he had not yet received a response from the police commissioner. He said he wrote yesterday to Assistant Com-missioner of Police Les Green informing him of the allegations and asked him to have an early interview with Elvin.Elvin complained to The Gleaner yesterday that he was coming under pressure from the police and, as a result, was living in fear for his life.He said the police had been going to his home regularly since August 2009, asking for him and, as a result, he was not able to enjoy the comfort of his home. He disclosed that at all times he had to lock his doors.In the 2007 general election, Elvin said he campaigned for the People's National Party (PNP) in the Western Westmoreland consti-tuency but neither the PNP nor Jamaica Labour Party supporters were involved in any criminal acts or any gun-related crimes."Guns played no part in that election campaign," he stressed.Motivating the youthThe 29-year-old businessman explained that all he had been doing so far was to motivate the young people in his community to learn a skill and to get a good education. He said he was only guilty of doing good in his community and helping people. He said that, as a family man, he could not separate himself from people."I am not an area leader. I don't want to be an area leader. I am not involved in extortion or any criminal activities and so all I want to do is to live a quiet life with my common-law wife and children," he said."Someone must be fabricating stories about me and that must be because of a personal grudge."Frater said yesterday that he was aware of the letter from Samuels. He said he spoke to the relevant police personnel and he was told that the police needed to interview Elvin. He said the superintendent of police in the area was made aware of the discussion and steps would be taken to interview Elvin.
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : Westmoreland resident ...r (Gleaner)...</span>
Westmoreland resident Garth Elvin, with the assistance of his lawyer, Bert Samuels, has sent a letter to the commissioner of police seeking to refute claims that he is an area leader in White Hall district, near Negril, Westmoreland.Samuels said in the letter that Elvin, a businessman who is also called 'Shane', was prepared to meet with the police in Negril or at police headquarters in any other parish."As his attorneys, we are prepared to arrange and attend that meeting if the commissioner so desires," stated the letter from law firm Knight, Junor and Samuels.The letter, dated December 13, 2010, was copied to Assistant Commissioner of Police Denver Frater, commanding officer for Area One.Samuels stated in the letter that Elvin had complained that he was being accused of being an area leader but Elvin "has no interest in being the leader of any area or men in that or any other area".Samuels told The Gleaner yesterday that he had not yet received a response from the police commissioner. He said he wrote yesterday to Assistant Com-missioner of Police Les Green informing him of the allegations and asked him to have an early interview with Elvin.Elvin complained to The Gleaner yesterday that he was coming under pressure from the police and, as a result, was living in fear for his life.He said the police had been going to his home regularly since August 2009, asking for him and, as a result, he was not able to enjoy the comfort of his home. He disclosed that at all times he had to lock his doors.In the 2007 general election, Elvin said he campaigned for the People's National Party (PNP) in the Western Westmoreland consti-tuency but neither the PNP nor Jamaica Labour Party supporters were involved in any criminal acts or any gun-related crimes."Guns played no part in that election campaign," he stressed.Motivating the youthThe 29-year-old businessman explained that all he had been doing so far was to motivate the young people in his community to learn a skill and to get a good education. He said he was only guilty of doing good in his community and helping people. He said that, as a family man, he could not separate himself from people."I am not an area leader. I don't want to be an area leader. I am not involved in extortion or any criminal activities and so all I want to do is to live a quiet life with my common-law wife and children," he said."Someone must be fabricating stories about me and that must be because of a personal grudge."Frater said yesterday that he was aware of the letter from Samuels. He said he spoke to the relevant police personnel and he was told that the police needed to interview Elvin. He said the superintendent of police in the area was made aware of the discussion and steps would be taken to interview Elvin.