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A district constable, 47-year-old Alton Bennett, has been charged with seven counts of breaching the Corruption Prevention Act, after being accused of signing an accused man’s bail book in advance (i.e. without him visiting the police station as he is supposed to by law).

According to police reports, a man who was facing the court on certain charges, was granted bail. The man was ordered to report to the Duhaney Park police every day, but subsequently got a job that made it difficult for him to do so. The court heard that Bennett agreed to sign the accused man’s bail book for days in the future, and that he solicited various amounts, ranging between $300 and $400, from the man for this favour.

The man was reportedly seen by the arresting officer for the case, and certain enquiries were made. It was revealed after the investigating officer checked the bail book on June 3, that dates up to June 8 had already been signed by Bennett. He was subsequently arrested and charged, and appeared before the court recently, where he was granted $200,00 bail with one or two sureties and is to report to the Olympic Gardens Police Station three times a week.

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