Today’s raid by the Police on Pinnock and Reid raises some serious questions?

On Monday October 7, 2019 Peter Phillips a former National Security Minister and Opposition leader held a press conference were he demanded an update on the investigations surrounding Ruel Reid and Fitz Pinnock and demanded that arrest be made or he will demonstrate.

Today. ( Wed Oct 9, 2019) we received news that a raid was carried out that home of Ruel Ried , Fitz Pinnock and a Councillor and they all have been taken into custody.

This immediately caused me to begin thinking

Did Dr Peter Phillips as a former National Security Minister receive prior information from the police that a raid was about to take place hence the reason to call the press conference having been armed with this information.

If this is the case, it raises some very serious questions into how police investigations are being carried out and the confidentially involved until a arrest has actually have been made. If Peter Phillips did get inside information how did he gain access and what other investigative materials is he in possession of.

The second question is, was this a knee jerk reaction by the police to the call issued by the Opposition Leader, if that is the case it raises even more troubling questions. Is the police once again taking instructions from the political directorate.

In July the police indicated that had sent a file to the DPP which the DPP responded to with a 14 pages document asking for more information to make a credible case. Was this process completed and the police are now acting on the final recommendation of the DPP.

The raid on Pinnock house had the media and camera in tow, how did the media became aware of an imminent raid on the home of Pinnock, did the police inform them of this ” raid”, is this a PR event. Lawyers are going to have a field day with this one.

This entire series of events raises some really troubling questions on the professionalism of the police in conducting an efficient investigation and their entire conduct leading up the men being taken into custody this morning.

The police by their very actions may have now damaged any trial that may now emanate from the long investigation and compromise the entire criminal investigation.