Torture aside, Leonora cop had ‘unblemished record’

Narine Lall

Apart from setting the genitals of a teenaged boy alight in 2009, Inspector Narine Lall had an “unblemished record,” members of the Police Service Commission (PSC) said yesterday in defending the promotion of the cop, who was found liable for the torture of the teen.

“We should not hold something against someone because they would have committed something wrong…even though you have served the time for it and I think the public should understand that. From our record, he has been an outstanding policeman for over two decades and we have taken that into consideration,” chairman of the PSC Omesh Satyanand told reporters yesterday.

It was stated that Lall was promoted by the PSC while the promotion of the other ‘torture’ cop Mohanram Dolai fell within the