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San Jose police to investigate
San Jose Police Chief Rob Davis on Sunday promised a swift investigation into a videotaped incident in which officers used a baton and a Taser stun gun while arresting a college student, who said he was struck even after he was handcuffed.
The video, captured on a cell phone, shows an officer repeatedly striking San Jose State University student Phuong Ho, 20, with a baton while arresting him Sept. 3 at his home for allegedly threatening one of his roommates.
"I don't know how you could watch that video and not be concerned," Davis said. "The biggest question in my mind is: ... Read more
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05 May 2008
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Met cop: Return 'difficult' fo
Martin Bridger, heading the corruption investigation into the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS), has acknowledged it will be “difficult” and “challenging” for three suspended police bosses to resume their posts.
Speaking in a private interview, Mr Bridger said the size of the Cayman Islands community would make it difficult for Commissioner of Police Stuart Kernohan, Detective Chief Superintendent John Jones and Deputy Commissioner Rudolph Dixon to return to work after completion of his corruption probe.
“This is a crucial issue and there was a lot of anxiety around that,” Mr Bridger said. “The question was asked: What if we get to the stage where there are no charges, nothing?
“If, for example, let’s say all three men were cleared, my hope is that all of them could come back and resume their policing career. That would be difficult, though. It would be challenging, but it’s a problem for other people. I’m just doing my job, but it would be difficult, and it would be foolish and wrong for me to say anything else.”
The three men were suspended on full pay for one month on 27 March, pending the outcome of an investigation by a nine-member team from London’s Metropolitan Police into allegations of police corruption. The suspensions have never been explained, but were renewed last week for an indefinite period.
Despite repeated attempts, neither Mr Kernohan nor Mr Dixon could be reached for comment. In recent weeks, however, growing sentiment has suggested that the enquiry, initiated in September by H.E the Governor Stuart Jack, may have irreversibly damaged the suspended officers regardless of their role.
Mr Bridger said that in the UK similar circumstances frequently occurred, but because the community was larger, it was easier for officers to re-enter the force.
“Back home, people are suspended, but because it’s bigger, it’s easer for them to be subsumed back into the organisation,“ Mr Bridger said. “It’s smaller here, though, and we need leadership to help these people.
“At the time [of the suspensions] a decision had to be made, and the ultimate decision the Governor made was not made lightly: Whatever the outcome, we asked, will these individuals be tarnished?”
Circumstances were such, however, Mr Bridger said, that the move became necessary.
The Chief Investigator was unwilling to indicate when his investigation might finish.
“It’s complex, and I understand the frustrations of dealing with corruption investigations because there is a lot of rumour, innuendo, mischief-making and people jumping to conclusions. It would be wrong, however, to put a timeframe on this,” he said, pointing out his team was working as quickly as it could.
He declined to comment either on allegations or findings in regard to any particular officer, but acknowledged rumours that the RCIPS had long been plagued by dishonesty and inappropriate relationships.
The ultimate goal of the enquiry, he said, was to create a culture of “good governance” within the police. “The question is finding ways to ‘corruption-proof’ the police, and we hope to find ways to do that.”
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