The Tribune

POLICE Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said yesterday that the assistant superintendent set to be charged for authorising a jailhouse wedding will have a chance to defend himself in court.

Mr Greenslade declined to comment on speculation that the wedding had been authorised by a senior figure in the government administration.

However, he noted that the officer will be able to publicly express his story when his case is heard.

“I am at a loss at how a decision like that could have been made,” he said. “That just doesn’t add up.”

“He (the superintendent) may at some point want to speak to it. He may have to answer questions. I don’t want to prejudice the matter except to say he has the opportunity, he has the right to speak and he may speak as to what the details are.

“We are going to give him that opportunity.”

The assistant superintendent, who has not been named, is to face two disciplinary charges, said the Commissioner, who has forwarded a recommendation to the Cabinet secretary.

The charges, which have not been publicly disclosed, could see the officer demoted or dismissed from the force.

Three other officers, who had been put on administrative leave, are to return to work after it was concluded that they were not responsible for the incident.