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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : INDECOM may bypass DPP , again ( Gleaner )...</span>
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), is warning that it will not await the guidance of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), if her office fails to make its rulings in a timely manner. The warning comes amid the controversy over INDECOM's decision to arrest and charge police corporal Malica Reid for the fatal shooting of Negril businessman Federick "Mickey" Hill. Corporal Reid who was charged by INDECOM investigators on Friday was remanded when he appeared in the Sav-la-mar Resident Magistrate's Court. However, hours later he was released on bail after his attorney questioned whether INDECOM had the power to charge her client. The INDECOM Commissioner, Terrence Williams is insisting that his office acted within its power. He says he will again bypass the DPP's office if does not deliver its rulings within reasonable time. On Friday, the DPP, Paula Llewellyn said the case file was sent to her for a ruling on whether charges should be laid against Corporal Reid for the November 2010 shooting death of Mickey Hill. However, she says before her office could make a ruling, she heard through the media that the policeman had been charged. However, last night Llewellyn declined to comment on Williams' warning that INDECOM will not seek her guidance if her office fails to make its rulings in a timely manner. Williams says he is still waiting to be briefed on what happened in Sav-la-Mar last Friday when corporal was brought back to court and offered bail. He says he is expecting a full report today and then he will decide on the appropriate legal action. Meanwhile, it's understood that over the weekend, there was a high-level meeting of senior legal advisors to the Government over whether INDECOM has powers of arrest. It is not clear what decisions were made at the meeting. However, the INDECOM Commissioner, Terrence Williams says he was not aware of any meeting held to discuss the powers vested in his office through the INDECOM ACT. He also seemed surprised by the controversy caused by the arrest of Corporal Reid.
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : INDECOM may bypass DPP , again ( Gleaner )...</span>
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), is warning that it will not await the guidance of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), if her office fails to make its rulings in a timely manner. The warning comes amid the controversy over INDECOM's decision to arrest and charge police corporal Malica Reid for the fatal shooting of Negril businessman Federick "Mickey" Hill. Corporal Reid who was charged by INDECOM investigators on Friday was remanded when he appeared in the Sav-la-mar Resident Magistrate's Court. However, hours later he was released on bail after his attorney questioned whether INDECOM had the power to charge her client. The INDECOM Commissioner, Terrence Williams is insisting that his office acted within its power. He says he will again bypass the DPP's office if does not deliver its rulings within reasonable time. On Friday, the DPP, Paula Llewellyn said the case file was sent to her for a ruling on whether charges should be laid against Corporal Reid for the November 2010 shooting death of Mickey Hill. However, she says before her office could make a ruling, she heard through the media that the policeman had been charged. However, last night Llewellyn declined to comment on Williams' warning that INDECOM will not seek her guidance if her office fails to make its rulings in a timely manner. Williams says he is still waiting to be briefed on what happened in Sav-la-Mar last Friday when corporal was brought back to court and offered bail. He says he is expecting a full report today and then he will decide on the appropriate legal action. Meanwhile, it's understood that over the weekend, there was a high-level meeting of senior legal advisors to the Government over whether INDECOM has powers of arrest. It is not clear what decisions were made at the meeting. However, the INDECOM Commissioner, Terrence Williams says he was not aware of any meeting held to discuss the powers vested in his office through the INDECOM ACT. He also seemed surprised by the controversy caused by the arrest of Corporal Reid.