New charges against cops in torture case would be unfair

Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) retired Justice Cecil Kennard says the ranks implicated in the torture of a teenager should not face further disciplinary action, given that a properly brought case in the court was dismissed for want of witnesses.

Citing the legal principle of “double jeopardy,” Kennard stated that the men could not and should not be charged for the same offence again. Double jeopardy is a procedural