NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Royal Bahamas Police Power has formally requested the Ministry of International Affairs to ship diplomatic notes requesting Scotland Yard’s assist investigating voice notes that purport to seize a quid-pro-quo association involving a senior police officer and a gang chief.
Scotland Yard is the UK’s Metropolitan Police drive for policing Larger London.
The request for its assist comes after Prime Minister Philip “Courageous” Davis mentioned that worldwide help would guarantee “an precise impartial evaluate,” He left it as much as the police to outline the parameters of that help.
Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander, throughout a press convention, mentioned the native police drive’s Safety and Intelligence Department (SIB) would lead the investigation.
SIB is liable for issues referring to the inner safety of The Bahamas. It protects ministers and overseas dignitaries, vets folks for varied functions, and is tasked with stopping terrorism.
Commissioner Fernander added that the Inspectorate Board –– the Police Complaints Inspectorate –– will supervise SIB’s investigation. This comes as The police drive was plunged into controversy after voice notes final week captured conversations involving a senior police officer, a lawyer, and two murdered gang leaders: Michael Fox, Jr, and Dino Smith.
The Tribune newspaper reported this week that Michael Fox Sr, the daddy of Fox, Jr., and Sandra Smith, the mom of Smith, mentioned their sons instructed them to launch the recordings if one thing occurred to them.
Smith mentioned she by no means bought the voice notes, whereas Fox, Sr, mentioned he had them however was not behind their launch.
The leaked voice notes characteristic conversations seemingly about an association that may enable the police to drop their investigation into Fox and his associates.
Police had issued wished posters for Fox and Dino Smith in regards to the theft of US$1,475,000 from an unattended safety automobile transporting money for the Financial institution of the Bahamas to a personal airport on November 2. Nonetheless, the lads have been by no means charged with the incident.
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Philip “Courageous” Davis mentioned he discovered the voice notes “terribly disturbing.”
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