Policeman held for corruption

A special corporal from the St Andrew South Division was on Wednesday arrested by members of the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on reasonable suspicion for breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act.

A release from the Jamaica Constabulary Force stated that on Wednesday, a police-military task force carried out an operation in the Kingston 11 area and took into custody four men. The men, who are all related, were taken into custody for processing.

Later that day, one of the policemen contacted family members and demanded a sum of $10,000 to release the men.

A report was made to the ACB, after which a sting operation was set up. It was during this sting operation that the policeman was held after he collected the money.

Yesterday, he remained in custody and a case file was being prepared for submission to the director of public prosecutions for a ruling.