Shaka Chase, who was held for the murder of a policeman before being freed, has filed a lawsuit against the state asking for a declaration that he was tortured while in police custody and seeking in excess of $200,000 for a breach of his constitutional rights and assault.
The action which was filed by attorney at law Nigel Hughes on July 4, 2013 named Chase as the applicant and the attorney general as the respondent.
Chase became the centre of a controversial investigation into the murder of police corporal Romein Cleto. Despite statements from persons that Chase was nowhere close to the Avenue of the Republic and Regent Street spot where gunmen opened fire on a
