Courtesy Wikileaks
On June 21, the UK High Commissioner, Jeremy Creswell
informed the Canadian High Commissioner, the NAS Director and
ICE Attache that there seems to be a “cabal” within Prime
Minister Golding’s Government that still wants Lewin out.
According to Creswell, immediately after Lewin’s decision to
remain as Commissioner, James Robertson, Minister without
Portfolio, Office of the Prime Minister, requested a private
meeting with Creswell. During the meeting, Robertson, who is
believed to have links to criminal organizations, expressed
his fury over Lewin’s decision to stay, and criticized
members of the Services Commission for persuading Lewin to
withdraw his resignation, calling them the UK’s friends.
Creswell told us that he was surprised by and still unsure of
the purpose of Robertson’s visit. Creswell’s analysis of an
anti-Lewin sentiment within the Golding administration is
shared by the Canadian High Commissioner.
(C) Ministry of National Security Senior Advisor on
Policy, Ann Marie Barnes, had previously informed the NAS
director that Prime Minister Golding never wanted Lewin in
the job and only took him when it became clear that there was
no international support for his chosen candidate, Assistant
Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington. (Note: Ellington,
who is considered by many to be an intelligent and capable
officer, is suspected of having links to criminal
organizations. The Assistant Commissioner of Police for
Anti-Corruption, Justin Felice, a British officer seconded to
the JCF, informed NAS that based on a request from
Commissioner Lewin, he has pulled together a file on
Ellington’s extra-curricular activities. On June 22, Lewin
stated that he plans to call Ellington in to discuss his
future with the JCF. According to Lewin, Ellington needs to
decide whether he wants to be a police officer or something
else.)
