Top Cop’s friend denies seeking favours for brother linked to plot against president

Imran Khan

Imran Khan, the brother of the man implicated as the intellectual author of an alleged plot to assassinate the President, yesterday denied asking Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud, who is his friend, for any favours in relation to the investigation.

Persaud has been named multiple times during the course of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) probing the allegation as the one who passed the instruction to have the main suspect, Nizam Khan, released on the night of his detainment. Both Imran Khan and the accuser, Andriff Gillard, who had also been held police, were also subsequently released.

When Persaud testified before the commission, he denied passing any instructions to the officers, stating that he had instead offered his opinion on the matter. When Inspector Prem Narine appeared before the Commission yesterday, however, the officer maintained that he was instructed by the Top Cop as senior officers are not wont to offer suggestions, but pass instructions, in the disciplined forces.