Judge Bashes Poor Investigative Work Done By Police For Extortion Cases
According to a report in today’s Gleaner newspaper, a resident magistrate has bashed the poor investigative work that’s often carried out by the police in extortion cases. According to Senior Resident Magistrate, Judith Pusey, this was the main reason nearly all of the cases brought before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court get tossed. Pusey, [...]
Magistrate Says Low Pay Is Part-Cause Of Police Corruption In Jamaica
Speaking yesterday, at the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica’s annual general meeting in Kingston, Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey listed low remuneration (pay) as one of the possible causes of corruption in Jamaica’s Constabulary Force. She reportedly said “… part of the problem is that the pay is small, so they may be open to [...]
Bungles Takes A Nap During His Trial
The trial of Superintendent Harry ‘Bungles’ Daley, who is facing corruption charges, continued in earnest this week in court, and there was some laughter yesterday as the presiding judge (Senior Magistrate Judith Pusey) revealed that Bungles had taken a nap while sitting in the prisoner’s dock in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court during the [...]
Evidence Gathering By The Police
Letter to the Jamaica Observer editor – Wednesday, June 3, 2009 From: Collin Greenland – cgreeny.collin@gmail.com Re: Evidence Gathering By The Police Dear Editor, Notwithstanding the principle of sub judice, the details of the case relating to Superintendent Harry “Bungles” Daley have been published by the print and electronic media in astonishing detail. This writer [...]