Heston Bostwick, who was wanted, along with Archie Poole, by police for questioning in relation to “an investigation”, turned himself in to police yesterday.
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Robert Corbin at a press conference yesterday said that he understands that Bostwick, along with his attorney, went to the Brickdam Police Station yesterday and the man was detained. Speaking to Stabroek News last night Corbin said that up to 6.45 pm yesterday Bostwick was still in police custody.
“Before he [Bostwick] was detained,” Corbin explained, “a medical was conducted on him so we know that his health was stable before he went into police custody…this was done as a precaution.”
Efforts made to reach several senior police officials for a comment up to late last night were unsuccessful. Stabroek News was unable to confirm whether Bostwick remained in police custody up to press time and it is still not clear which investigation the man has been detained in relation to.
Police on Thursday announced that they were seeking well-known personalities Poole and Bostwick as they could “assist” in an investigation. However, in their press statement they did not say which investigation.
The police disclosure came at the end of their Thursday press release in response to a news item in Wednesday’s Stabroek News which reported the African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) as alleging that its members were being harassed by members of the security services. The police noted that the ACDA press release did not state who the ACDA members were and where they live.
The statement said that the police are aware of one report made on Wednesday by Violet Baptiste of ACDA in which she stated that a vehicle with four men had turned up at her home at about 5 am calling for “Poole, Poole.” The men then left and went away.
Baptiste, according to the Thursday police release, said that the men were not wearing police uniform and she did not observe the vehicle’s number.
“In speaking with the Commissioner of Police Ms. Violet Baptiste was uncertain as to who had gone to her home, but she was however advised by the Commissioner to make a report to the nearest police station”, the police statement had said. The statement added that she did not report at that time if any other ACDA member had been disturbed at their home and the police have been unable to obtain any information in relation to complaints made by other ACDA members.
Meanwhile, Corbin also said yesterday that reports have since indicated that a group of men had been at Bostwick’s home in search of him but the man was not at home.
