Testimony by cops on ‘assassination plot’ triggers questions

Andriff Gillard

Two police officers testified on day two of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the alleged plot to assassinate President David Granger.

Their testimonies raised questions from the Chairman Paul Slowe as to the competence of the officers conducting investigations into such a grave allegation.

Sergeant Kamal Pitamber was the first to be called to the stand yesterday, where he testified to being the most senior officer on the ground when the investigations began on March 29, when he was instructed by Assistant Superintendent of Police, Caesar, to collect a statement from Andrif Gillard, who has alleged that businessman Nizam Khan offered him $6 million to assassinate the President.