Keith Rowley has written the chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) asking Ramesh Deosaran to investigate the conduct of Police commissioner Dwayne Gibbs and Deputy Commissioner Jack Ewatski in the award of a contract for a surveillance aircraft.
Dallsingh's letter asked Gibbs to make a presentation to demonstrate that Navi-Comm could help in the fight against crime by providing a light sport aircraft to the police at a cost of US$35 an hour (TT$224).
Rowley said Gibbs sent a reply dated December 31, 2010, Gibbs suggesting that Dallsingh send his proposal the permanent secretary in the Ministry of National Security.
Rowley also produced what he said was a certified copy of notice of change of directors of the Trinidad and Tobago Air Support Co Ltd. showing Daniel Condon, Dirk Barnes and Kevon Stafford listed as the directors. Rowley said the company was formed in July 2011.
Rowley produced what he said was a letter of intent that Gibbs sent to Barnes thanking the company for its interest in providing a "unique" service to the police. The contract was for US$140,400,000 (TT$902,772,000) for a pilot project for 720 hours over a 12-week period.
The contract, Rowley said, was signed by Barnes on Boxing Day and by Gibbs three days later.
"The conduct of officers who should protect the public purse and in fact who should call into question the conduct of other people, their own conduct is now a matter of concern to us," Rowley stated.
"Today I am sending this entire file in my possession to the Police Service Commission, where they will examine the conduct of the Commissioner of Police and the deputy Commissioner of Police in this matter," he added.
Rowley claimed that the firm providing the service is a "fly by night" company.
The Opposition Leader raised the issue Monday at his regular weekly media briefing at which he showed reporters documents which he claimed was proof that another company provided a lower bid than the company that got the contract. One of the letters was dated October 6, 2010 to Gibbs from Eddie Dallsingh, managing director of Navi-Comm Avionics Ltd.
The Opposition Leader raised the issue Monday at his regular weekly media briefing at which he showed reporters documents which he claimed was proof that another company provided a lower bid than the company that got the contract. One of the letters was dated October 6, 2010 to Gibbs from Eddie Dallsingh, managing director of Navi-Comm Avionics Ltd.
Dallsingh's letter asked Gibbs to make a presentation to demonstrate that Navi-Comm could help in the fight against crime by providing a light sport aircraft to the police at a cost of US$35 an hour (TT$224).
Rowley said Gibbs sent a reply dated December 31, 2010, Gibbs suggesting that Dallsingh send his proposal the permanent secretary in the Ministry of National Security.
Rowley also produced what he said was a certified copy of notice of change of directors of the Trinidad and Tobago Air Support Co Ltd. showing Daniel Condon, Dirk Barnes and Kevon Stafford listed as the directors. Rowley said the company was formed in July 2011.
Rowley produced what he said was a letter of intent that Gibbs sent to Barnes thanking the company for its interest in providing a "unique" service to the police. The contract was for US$140,400,000 (TT$902,772,000) for a pilot project for 720 hours over a 12-week period.
The contract, Rowley said, was signed by Barnes on Boxing Day and by Gibbs three days later.
"The conduct of officers who should protect the public purse and in fact who should call into question the conduct of other people, their own conduct is now a matter of concern to us," Rowley stated.
"Today I am sending this entire file in my possession to the Police Service Commission, where they will examine the conduct of the Commissioner of Police and the deputy Commissioner of Police in this matter," he added.
"They will then determine whether the conduct is the kind that poses no threat to the people of this country," he added.
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