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| Another policeman charged for corruption |
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| Friday, 16 May 2008 | |
Yet another police officer has run afoul of the law. The latest is a 28-year-old Police Constable who was granted bail on Friday in the sum of $80,000 when he appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court. Charged with breaches of the Anti-corruption Act is Orthel Whittingham of the Waterford Police Station in St. Catherine. He is scheduled to return to court on July 17. It is alleged that on Sunday, the constable was on duty along the Hellshire main road when he stopped a female learner driver. Constable Whittingham requested the car documents from the owner of the vehicle who was in the passenger seat. However, the man did not have his driver's license. It is reported that Constable Whittingham requested $25,000 to drop the charges. It was agreed that the pay-off would take place at the Waterford Police Station. The man later contacted the police who set up a sting operation. Constable Whittingham was charged on the instruction of the Director of Public Prosecution. |