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| FIle: DPP Roger Gaspard |
Gaspard said he has asked police to continue their probe with respect to possible breach of the Customs Act.
Warner had been accused of offering bribes to football executives at an event at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Port of Spain on and about May 10, 2011. Opposition leader Keith Rowley had asked for an investigation of the matter.
However, the Police Service Commission (PSC) write Rowley advising him that Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs informed the Commission by letter, dated March 2012, that "on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions, no further action can be taken in this matter".
Gaspard said that is not so. "If the Commissioner said so, then the Commissioner is inaccurately characterising the advice that I gave," Gaspard told the media.
The DPP said, a memorandum dated March 20, 2012 from the investigator stated, "Please be advised that from my perusal of the rather threadbare information and material submitted to me, I am unable to discern any contravention of the laws of Trinidad and Tobago by any person. However, I am also of the view that further investigations may be warranted pursuant to the Customs Act, Chapter 78: 01."
He said he doesn't understand how that could be interpreted as closing the matter. "I actually suggested that the investigation be continued in the context of the Customs Act," he said.
He insisted that he never directed anyone to close the file on Warner and end the investigation. Gaspard reiterated that his role is only advise and the police are the ones who conduct investigations.
Gaspard said that is not so. "If the Commissioner said so, then the Commissioner is inaccurately characterising the advice that I gave," Gaspard told the media.
The DPP said, a memorandum dated March 20, 2012 from the investigator stated, "Please be advised that from my perusal of the rather threadbare information and material submitted to me, I am unable to discern any contravention of the laws of Trinidad and Tobago by any person. However, I am also of the view that further investigations may be warranted pursuant to the Customs Act, Chapter 78: 01."
He said he doesn't understand how that could be interpreted as closing the matter. "I actually suggested that the investigation be continued in the context of the Customs Act," he said.
He insisted that he never directed anyone to close the file on Warner and end the investigation. Gaspard reiterated that his role is only advise and the police are the ones who conduct investigations.
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