Breaking News: Top Cop’s lawyers block attempt to institute rape charge

-challenge DPP’s advice

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Lawyers for Commissioner of Police Henry Greene have secured an order barring the police from instituting a rape charge against him, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said this afternoon.

During a telephone interview, Persaud said that he had just received an order from the High Court preventing the police from instituting charges until “a challenge to the DPP’s advice is heard.”

He said that the case is scheduled to be heard on February 20.

Persaud this morning confirmed that the Director of Public Prosecutions has advised that police commissioner Henry Greene be charged with rape.

Persaud however could not say when the charge would be instituted and when Greene could make his first court appearance.

“I don’t know if he is going…..


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