Dominica’s former attorney general, Bernard Wiltshire, has been placed on EC$50,000.00 bail after he was arrested on Monday January 30, 2012 by the police.
Late last year, Wiltshire who has since filed a civil law suit against the police and government for false imprisonment and arrest, was detained by the police for questioning after he had endorsed a passport form in the name of Younis Abraham.
He is now jointly charged with Harolda Henry of Grand Bay, Lyndon Marie and Nash Mitchell for conspiracy to fraudulently obtain a Commonwealth of Dominica passport.
Henry is an employee of the Dominica Planned Parenthood Association (DPPA) and was granted bail of EC$50,000.00 with her boss Willie Fevrier as surety.
Mitchell and Marie were also each granted bail of the same amount.
In June last year, a high court judge granted bail to Marie and Mitchell (two public servants) who had been remanded on charges related to a major passport scam.
Nash Mitchel and Lyndon Marie received bail in the sum of $75,000 each, with strict conditions.
Among these conditions, Mitchel and Marie are to surrender their travel documents and report to the Roseau Police station three times a week.
The two had initially applied for bail at a Roseau Magistrate’s court but were denied.
Former Agriculture Minister, Athie Martin, stood bail for Wiltshire and the matter is set for trial on May 18, 2012.
Wiltshire’s lawyer David Bruney forcefully asked the court for immediate disclosure in the matter after investigating officer Inspector Matthew Cuffy told the court, “The file was complete but had to be vetted by higher authorities.”
“Your Worship, my client is an officer of the court and needs his name cleared and so we need prompt disclosure so as to proceed with our next course of action,” Bruney told the court.
After being assured that the file was indeed complete from the investigating officer, Magistrate Candia Carette George ordered disclosure for Friday February 3, 2012.
However she stated that it was not being granted because Wiltshire was “an officer of the court but because the investigating officer had stated that the file was complete.”
Speaking from the prisoners dock, Wiltshire told the court that “this is the first time that I am speaking to Nash Mitchell, this is clear political victimization by the government of me. It is disgusting and comes from the top.”
In addition to the 14 charges brought against Marie and Mitchell when they were first charged in May last year, they faced three more charges at a hearing on June 14 and now are slapped with one additional charge.
These included alleged forgery and uttering of forged documents with a view to obtain false passports.
The alleged scam occurred between August 25 2005 and 31 March 2011.
Meanwhile, one other co-accused Kimana James is out on bail after facing five charges in connection with the matter.
Taking into consideration the position this gentleman held before,and having this passport allegation made against him, he can consider himself lucky, to have received bail
Well well serious allegations that has lead us to arrest Willy boy; In comparison serious allegations against others have gone into hybernation Seco Sico..etc The “Easy-door” has 42 charges filed against him a Magistrate warrant for his arrest; refresh your minds – among them are the break in of Gorn Emmanuel Offices in Roseau; then there is the Fire bombing of his house in St Aroma; SC take infront run to police station and say the ‘Easy-one’ not in that nuh! without any accusation or police interest in the door nuh!! up to now police doh make no arrest; but eh eh they could at least cut a vari by arresting the ‘door’ and then release him so that if the evidence becomes to the fore they could re arrest him again but he apparently is not a Willy. But no sa; as if that was not enough the ‘Easy one’ and the ‘AM PM’ get involved in an alleged fradulent land deal; Matt expose them – they run and pay money back to the State- and say is a mistake!! no police and or DPP press charges nuh in fact according to Sparrow they became ‘Good Citizens’ after that wee; Willy boy you make a mistake and they ready to pin everything on you – hold strong partner; Willy may be under stress but Willy eh dead; the truth shall prevail take time.
I pride myself to be fair and just and, at the same time, to weigh out situations. In many instances, never to take sides but to speak and write the truth as the circumstances call for it. This is hereditary.
When I read that Wiltshire had to surrender his passport, I asked myself why did Sarah Lyn Augustine, a Canadian who was a resident of Canada, one who murdered her two young children – babies, was granted bail and was to appear in Court in January this year not be asked to surrender her passport? It appears that she was definitely a flight risk. Why was she allowed to leave DA prior to the Court hearing?
Was the DPP aware that she left DA or did he find out later that she left DA? It appears to me that a two-tier system, an unfair one exists in DA.
We have yet to hear further concrete information why the DPP took it upon himself to “discontinue a double-murder case” without a hearing. Something is wrong with your system. A change of DA authorities in every respect is required.
In all fairness to Bernard Wiltshire, I do not think that he would skip bail and for good. He filed a complaint for false accusation to clear his name. Why would he want to leave DA? If he wanted to leave DA he would have done so previously.
Some of you authorities do not utilize your basic common sense. Do you have any! You are in dire need of re-training accordingly.
Be fair and just to all. Never practice preferential treatment towards others, your fellow people.
As God looks on, hearing and taking note as I always say, the day will come when you will pay a dear price for it. What you sow you shall surely reap in time. No one escapes. This is the Word and promise of Our Lord Jesus Christ who is faithful and true.
Too bad augustine murdered two children and was sent on her merry way and don’t forget the young man that was shut in his head by the police man son. He’s still dealing with the troubles of the pain this attempted murderer has cause to him yet free to roam Dominica. ALL YOU ARE WICKED SET OF PEOPLE IN DA! $50, 000 bail yet people who commit worst offenses get off! You people are indeed very crazy!
@ Z….
Pertaining to your first paragraph about Augustine, I thought of the same thing last night but did not mention it. My intention was to do so. I kept thinking of it and today, this was my intention to comment on it when I accessed DNO.
Bernard, simply change your name to Steve and armed police will make sure you are not charged.
The PM was accused of Ellington a passport Yo that same individual now that the truth is out and it’s one of them they are trying to twist the truth and blame the police.Our police force is doing the best that it can with the resources that it has,it’s not worse than others in the region.Many of u who are calling Dominica corrupt have not been further than cahome from Ur village.
You shut your mouth your fool.You are one of the corrupt ones.Dominica stinks corruption.The police force is a failed institution. Too much politics in there, among illiterates.
Go investigate the GON EMMANUEL ATTEMPTED MURDER!
Sorry {enslaved}
People saying that Wiltshire arrest is political. But that is not the case. As an Attorney and an officer of the court he should have known it is illegal to sign a passport form for someone you do not know. The is a warning on the passport form of fraudulent information. Well you commit the crime you pay do the time, plain and simple.
Dominicans are like fowl in a tree roosting at night. When a snake snatches one two of them they all fawoosh! Next evening they sleep in the next tree. And so it goes till there are only a few wise ones remaining. Wake up Dominica the snakes are selling your birthright! Just now you will be jailed for a year and lashed 74 times just for writing a letter to your P.M. expressing your opinion. So it is in Iran, show me your friends and I will show you who you are. So who are your friends? Not the USA Not Canada not UK. HMMMM When ALBA takes over all the snakes will slither to foreign lands, while the little fowl that remain are murdered or inslaved. Such a Blessed place what is going on with the big heads? Seems they sold there soul to the Devil?
Mr Wiltshire maybe all doh mind going stocky, because there is more of his type up there. So just pleade guity when the time comes and go meet them.
With this level of Garbage it’s not by accident that we are so poor and under developed. Why not go night school? Maybe your level of discourse would be better.
This is shocking and is a scandal, selling Dominica passports. Those who do should be tried for treason.
Dominica should have a constitution against selling its passports.
Dominica is not for sale and under no conditions should its passports be sold. Those passports as we very well know could end up in the hands of unscrupulous people and non-democratic countries, the enemies of democracy.
If this is a way to obtain investments in Dominica, it is not worth it. It is like luring investors to Dominica by selling its passports to them. This should never have been allowed. I do hope that this practice ceases once and for all.
Those who wish to invest in Dominica should follow ethical procedures. They should first be thoroughly investigated and with Police records. They should not be aware that an investigation is being conducted on them. If they have proven to be legitimate investors only then should they be allowed in Dominica to conduct business. By no means should they be promised a Dominican passport or pay for it.
After residing in DA for five years and they have conducted themselves and their business venture ethically, they could then apply for citizenship in DA. They should never be given a passport or a passport sold to them prior to fulfilling those conditions.
Finally, those who are employed at the passport office should be employees of integrity and should conduct themselves accordingly. If they did, there would be no reason to suspect them and to arrest them.
Dominican nationals have paid dearly for this. They have every right to be angry. They are not able to travel to the U.S., Canada and I expect Great Britain without a Visa. This has inconvenienced them and is costly to travel to another country to obtain same. They will be fortunate if they are granted a Visa. I view this as pathetic that DA nationals.
The news made it to Washington Post/AP:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/dominicas-former-attorney-general-accused-of-selling-passports/2012/01/31/gIQAiaIOfQ_story.html
So why isn’t Thompson Fontaine’s and the other Washington DC Flakeriots Passport News not making their news reach the Washington Post?
@ WIKELEAKS
Their statements will not make news because for now they are innuendoes and not yet proven in Court. The U.S./Canadian/British Media are not interested in that but the news that some countries are selling passports to specifically Arab citizens, residents of non-democratic countries, the enemies of democracy, to other people of questionable character, as also the Mafia and those who are involved in Ponzi schemes. For obviouus reasons they will be interested and it will make international news.
Once they have obtained DA or other West Indian islands passports, they could obtain a Visa where necessary to obtain same and can travel to many countries of the world. Keep in mind 9-11 and other terrorists’ acts. Those countries are doing their utmost to keep out terrorists, their acts and, if caught, to prosecute them for good reasons.
Dominica and other West Indian islands are vulnerable to terrorists’ acts. Therefore, those governments and government employees must practice good ethnics and ensure that those passports are not sold and get into the hands of such people.
In effect, passports should never be sold to anyone. Those who qualify for a passport should only pay for the service of obtaining same and nothing more.
It should be a criminal offense to sell our DA passports or any passport of other countries. In time may it be an offense. This is the best reason and information that I can offer.
@ Li
I would expect that this would make international news and give DA and its authorities additional bad reputation. However, when Sarah Lyn Augustine, a Canadian, murdered her two children in DA and was allowed to leave while on bail without a Court hearing, it appears that it did not make international news, specifically in Canada. I find this strange that some people protected her from prosecution and to leave DA. This is a serious case and an offense, criminal and negligence on the part of those who were involved in this case. Expect that her name will always come up.
Nor is the case against Bernard Wiltshire proven, if I’m not mistaken. Your comment does not appear to have any validity therefore.
Oh I see.Those that talking so much about PASSPORT SALE,I hope they now begining to know WHERE ALL THE PASSPORT GONE..Hope Q95 will update its version on PASSPORT SALE.
Foreigner sold passports upon passports upon Dominican passports. The operation mis-named, “Economic Citizenship Programme.” Millions were made. Millions were placed in some ESCROW Account somewhere. That particular sales agent promised to build a FIVE-STAR LAYOU RIVER HOTEL. Where all that money go? To whom? Where is the hotel? Companies upon companies formed. KOKOMAKAK Toubonman. For those foreigners, who were the main architects and sales agents at the time, although things went bad, no transparency, No accountability. Nobody could touch them. No arrest. No court case. Not a minute in a cell.
The Dominican Wiltshire is being hunted, harassed, victimized. No amount of victimization will daunt the spirit of patriots. WE FEAR only our GOD. The other three famous lawyers (Dominicans know them)are Papa God’s angels, they could do no wrong? No arrest, no court for them even, as alledged, they have done wrong? Reflect on those also and see for yourself why none among those three Lawyers will be touched at all. Dominica a Paradise. But some people love the foreigner so much they could sell our passports, make plenty, plenty $$$$$$$ from those sales, FOOL us about Five-Star hotel, take off, and Nothing happens. That foreigner, a major passport sales agent took many Dominicans for Mouton Batali. Wiltshire is the scapegoat.
So what happened to Kimani, 5 charges and a slap on her hand…..you see how business is conducted in this country.
Wiltshire may well have signed a passport for someone who he may not know well. This can happen to anyone. I have many friends, especially from my village, that have children I do not know. But if a mother comes to me asking me to help her child, based on the fact that I know her very well, I may be moved to do it….may
This is something that should not be done, but we have a tendency to feel sorry for people and take people at face value. Now this has happened to Wiltshire, it will help others to be alot more careful in the future.
On another note, I think Wiltshire arrest is politically motivated, and I personally do not feel that Wiltshire got a cent from this transaction. This is my gut feeling.
Wiltshire is first but many more behind, so do not laugh too loud, there is a God above who sees all and knows all.
MR.WILTSHIRE WAS QUESTIONED WHEN LYNDON AND
OTHERS WERE ARRESTED WHO KNOWS MAYBE MORE
INFORMATIONS CAME UP. WELL WHERE THERE IS A
SMOKE THERE IS A FIRE.
DA in New York and you know that how. He wasn’t that is a blatant LIE you are telling. Wiltshire arrest was BEFORE Kimani, Lyndon and the other one. It was after he started making noise and protest started outside the cell they Lyndon and the other gentleman was arrested, followed by KIMANI the niece of the former Minister of Education whose name they fought hard to keep out of the press even at this very moment. She is back at work, acting like all is well meantime she was the mastermind. Some of you people are just EVIL, but today is Bernard because he open his mouth wide and cry foul watch your behind and hope NO MEMBER of your family nor YOU are involved in the scam because this topic and harrassment is gaining international press.
He was wrong to sign the paper but the man doesn’t even know the boys, nor was he a part of any scam with them. ASK KIMANI what she did with the money
They had the evidence all the time but because he want to sue they charging him now, when is poor people no break for them.CHARGE ALL THE OTHER LAWYERS TOO!
ONE! TWO ! THREE! FOUR dragon heads on the bridge.. No wonder the farmers cannot sell their produce in the market.
Each head represents one of the rogues!
A country with so many dragons cannot have justice!
where is the relationship?
You people must remember that saying Dominica to free,It is the biginning of the plan to shut people up.
It’s just unfortunate that nothing last forever.
I will quote a professor “Igo”,They can do as much as they want, they can never do aslong as they want.
@reon…….I doh think so nuh riri……as long as you genuinely repent..God will forgive…no matter what you have done…..God aint sending no one to hell ..its our choice
The passport selling scam never stopped – the UWP started the scandal and when Rossie took office it did not stop. I know for sure that people were traveling with envelopes of passports to Libya and other places in the middle East.
Why is it Mr Wiltshire is trying to get sympathy. He has been charged for conspiracy to fraudulently obtain a Commonwealth of Dominica passport, why can he not wait for the case to be called so as to produce his evidence in court to prove his innocence,he is an Attorney he should know better, stop politicizing the case.As a former Attorney General this does not reflect highly of him at all to be implicated in such alleged conspiracy.
The question of his mistreatment by Police after his arrest on the charges and his Law suit against the Police should be done after the the initial charges are dealt with depending on the out come of the case. I think it is arbitrarily foolish to comment on the case since we do not know what evidence the Government has to prove Mr Wiltshire involvement in such conspiracy.
Garry reincarnated- I absolutely sure that if MR Wilktshire had been called out while serving the corrupt DLP as attorney general people like you OR YOUR OTHER IMPERSONATION WIKILEAK would have denied the accusations.
You are prepared to hang Wiltshire for the same crime that people and cabals of the governmenty are now committing. You guys are shameful and disgusting
To Octagon
Making assumptions of other people based on your Political beliefs or partisan is very sad and shows very poor attribute of reason and convey a person with tunnel vision,it is people like you who cannot see the truth when it steering right in your face and not acknowledging it, how sad that is.
As to you calling me shameful and disgusting, this i will tell you It’s unfortunate that you did not understand my comment and have lost your attribute to reason based on you political partisan and instead resorting to name calling.
I some what agree with you, however, it’s the police to prove he is guilt, beyond reasonable doubt..
I Think, this passport things is much bigger than a this guys. and we’ll need stop to that facebook me D/A PASSPORT, Collect in airport!!!
Very objective comment. Most of the comments I have read are “mepuis”
Dominica is now a joke -the laughing stalk of the region–papayshow..
Why is Dominica such a “laughing stalk” as you claim? Do you know what goes on in every single country in the world? Why are you people always so quick to bring down our country all because a few want things to go their way? Every country i have ever been to i have heard of issues, just listen to the news. I wonder if all the complains that you people making if you all contributing anything positive to Dominica or to your own development. It’s lazy people who does complain the most because they want governments to come and clean their house for them expecially if they see the government do it for a neighbour. Don’t be jealous, when your government gets into power they will come clean your house your drain and put food on your table for you so have patience. I just hate to hear people put down my country for every single thing all because their party not in power. So what a country must fail just because a few not getting what they wish? What a shame.
one stone, if i was close to you i would shake your big toe. you are so right. stop bringing down the country for a few things that has happened. the grass is not greener on the other side. when allu leave d/a and go somewhere else allu doesnt complain like that. allu takin all d country stress and block allu face. damn it!
Obviously, oppositional politics in Dominica is in crisis. Arguably, it may be that the UWP’s most discomforting nemesis is not Roosevelt Skerrit’s maverick populist politics (although it is an obvious thorn), but more profoundly its own obsolete philosophical and instrumental conception of party politics. It appears that the UWP seems yet to recognize and accept that the “electoral professional party” has replaced the “mass bureaucratic party” in conventional politics. I suspect that until the party becomes more adept at this more complex model, it may continue struggling to follow or counter the growing sophistication of party management, especially within the Westminster model. I wish the new leadership well, because Dominica needs a strong opposition (whichever party). I believe that the party leaders may find Angelo Panebianco’s (1988) text Political Parties: Organization and Power useful in developing more successful administrative and campaign strategies.
Your classical idiot,you did not understand what you read. Are you still in kindergarten?This is not a UWP thing. Did you read a statement issued fron the UWP? If not what is your point? You are obviously one of the educated fools, that have the island trecking slowly to nowhere. So your garbage really does not cut it.You are obviously empty with no modicum of understanding.
atleast you read it.lol
Athie stood bail. I wonder if Athie is saying inocent untill proven guilty. It appears that only members and supporters of the dlp can commit crimes.
Wiltshire must get a good lawyer as a defence based on political victimisation won’t work
Who stood bail… I wonder wher the bail for aid bank on the hotel
Who is the higher authority that the investigating officer is referring to. A case is brought before the court and your supervisor is unaware of it? Only in a corrupt Dominica.
The Dalai Lama….duh!
WIKILEAKS
I am not surprised with the current state of events in the Nature Isle. It is sad that the tactics have contiuned for so long. As long as one uses this approach to silence others who do not share one’s point of view or belong to one’s politically affiliated organization(s), Domincia will always be portayed in bad light. This is sad!!!!
Wiltshire, Please don’t deviate from the issue here. It’s not police brutality here. This can be discussed later. Lets discuss your involvement. The role you played and the real reason why you were arrested and now before the court. Whether you intentionally broke the law or not you did it. The Court will decide your fate. You know the police did nothing wrong. It’s their responsibility to investigate such incidents and where there is evidence of wrong doing to prefer charges. The DPP must have directed the police in such a case. Lets hear what he has to say. The police isn’t in the wrong here.
Good call let ALL who are guilty be prosecuted. I sincerely hope that you say so with balance and without biasness because we all know that Wiltshire is allegedly NOT the only one. Did you ask yourself the obvious question – why Wiltshire and not
If it was a Skerrit lawyer, layou river would not be able to was their sins away!
DNO, please help us readers. Which crime is more heinous, the firebombing criminal offences committed against GON Emanuel and his wife or Wiltshire signing a passport form? Which is more criminal, the alledged 42 charges of FRAUD and other criminal acts committed against GON Emanuel or the signing of the passport form?
Isn’t the signing of 40 of those same passport forms, by a top lawyer, 40 times worse than the signing of only one by Wiltshire? No arrest. No court case though for that one?
Didn’t the court issue an arrest warrant for a certain lawyer which was subsequently sent to the police for action? What happened? No arrest. Is so Dominica come? The media, journalists, honest, truthful fearless Dominicans aren’t you seeing the trends? Freightening? Fear No More.
Do not forget we are in a DEMOCRACY. Dominicans will wake up from the slumber one day I hope it will not be too late. It is just a pity that the few who are fighting (freedom for all) will suffer for all the people who remain silent and continue to stomp all over them.
Oh Jah help me because in my village alone i have signed more than 50 passport forms for villagers i have known for years. Anyway i stop that now! PAPA GOD HELP ME PLEASE !
Have no fear sir, once you have known the individual for more than two years. The problem is when you sign for someone you do not know, e.g. a frienf ask you to sign a form for someone you do not know. By signing that form then you are saying that you do know the person. In short you are lying.
I would really like to see an end to the sale of the Citizenship of the Commonwealth of Dominica. This has brought on more embarassment to us than anything.
One should not obtain citizenship simple by buying it – we all know who can buy it (CRIMINALS)
We must start a petition drive to stop this.
Notice how nothing much is said about the young lady. Wait and see.Are we to assume that the 40 and more forged birth certificates all relate to Willie?
So a case is taken before the courts without the supervisors reviewing the case. ” The investigation has to be reviewed by higher authorities – hmmmmm. Aye Dominique
FOR ME THE QUESION IS DID MR WILSHIRE KNOWINGLY SIGN THE PASSPORT? AND HOW MUCH MONEY IF ANY HE GOT ANY FOR THAT?
Finally, some questions will be answered with regards to the passport scam(s). If these defendants are innocent, then, they will be exonerated. Even then, they should use this opportunity to make lemonade with the alleged lemons handed to them.
A good attorney should use that opportunity to probe into the sale of Dominica’s passports and the economic citizenship scheme. How many passports have been sold? Who bought them? Who sold them? Who profitted? Were all transactions legal? A can of worms has been opened and we should embrace it to seek the answers we were clamouring for. If these defendants have broken the law, then let them face the consequences. So should everyone else who may be involved in any illegal sale of our passports or the misappropriation of funds made from legitimate sales.
Let the chips fall where they may since justice is served. I would hate to see the country degenerate into chaos and have justice served on a cold dish.
PEACE AND LOVE!!!
Use your lawyer Deg. to escape the LAW. WE ARE NOT ALL IN THAT POSISION. GO TO FACE THE JUGE>
I am Bernard Wiltshire and i am Dominica..Are u?Haha
DNO allows Doc.love to condemn some people, going as far as mentioning the names of those patriots whose time Doc.love thinks is coming to be arrested as well. No censorship. Such comments are OK. Those who dare exercise their God-given Rights, as enshrined in our Constitution, to speak against corrupt practices, should be arrested according to Doc. love. It is just a matter of time?
Why are those comments not censored, but accepted and published, while genuine, honest, non-libellous or derogatory comments disallowed? Why do those things happen? Freedom of speech for some, but not for others? censorship of truthful,objective comments, but acceptance of those with names of Dominicans, who Doc. Love hopes that their time is soon to be arrested? DNO, other print or electronic media, media practitioners, patriots, all will face the brunt of the assault.
I ask DNO, “Wasn’t an arrest warrant signed and issued by the court for the arrest of a certain lawyer?” DNO is aware of that as well as all Dominicans. What happened?
Censor, censor, censor, but the TRUTH must come to light. Censor that piece again. I will not be surprised. My confirmation of exactly what is going on would be deepened.
but youself put us in d light nah..u just there acting smart and using big words as if is you alone dat go school(btw i hve a phd in pyschology and a bsc. in english) this is merely a plight on behalf of the common man that the message you are trying to purport gets to all) i thank thee.
Great point. I asked about the same lawyer yesterday in my comment when I read about Wiltshire being arrested. My comment was never posted.
HERE WE GO AGAIN,IT WOULD APPEAR THAT I DONT HAVE A FREEDOM OF OPINION OR SPEECH.I REALY THOUGHT DNO HAD SOMETHING AGAINST ME,BECAUSE OF THE REGULAR REMOVAL OF MY COMMENTS. WAY PAPA, A DLP JOKER BELIEVES DNO LIKES ME.I AM 100% UWP, DNO DOESN’T LIKE MY COMMENTS, MAYBE THAT ONE SLIPED THROUGH.
political, political
Section F of the instructions for completimg the passport application form states the follwing: The recommender must be a citizen of the Commonwealth of
Dominica who knows the applicant for two (2) years or more,
but must not be a member of the applicant’s immediate family.
The recommender is also required to endorse the reverse side
of one copy of the photograph with the words:
“I certify that this is a true likeness of Mr., Mrs. or Miss
………………………………….” and add his signature.
Section 9 of the appliction form notes the following: IMPORTANT: Applicant and recommender (see Section 9) are warned that should any statement contained in their respective declarations
prove to be untrue, the consequences to them may be serious. The attention of persons who are asked to sign this declaration is specially
called to the fact that it must be signed from personal knowledge of the applicant and not from information obtained from other persons, and
the recommender should have known the applicant for a least two (2) years.
hit mi again sar!
I hope soon people will be arrested for firebombing and attempting to kill GON EMMANUEL. WE NEED A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, WE NEED JUSTICE IN DOMINICA…This place is too crooked!
So many passports forms i have endorsed for people from my village..I really wish all of them were genuine.
Endorsing a passport application is a serious responsibility, that is why the law took time to qualify the people who can endorse passport application.
So what about Kimana James? Seems I need to have family in or at least use to be in government!
Let the wheels of justice spin. Justice for one, justice for all. Continue to do your job officers.
Do we have a police force in Dominica or a POLITICAL FORCE?
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THINGS TO COME. NEXT TO GO IS LENNOX LINTON,FOLLOWED BY ANGELO ALLEYNE,THEN MATT PELTIER, DONT FORGET ATHIE MARTIN,CLAYTON SHILLINGFORD, COIEPEL,BLESSINGS, ARANDALE THOMAS, THOMSON FONTAIN, RANDY AARON. THEY CANNOT TOUCH PAUL JOSEPH BECAUSE HE CANNOT WALK.LOUIS ROBINSON, SISTER SHIRLEY AND NORMAN SHILLINGFORD ARE SAFE BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL PROTECTED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA.
U sound ignorant…
U too
well said………. just like an idiot
There are many schools in Dominica,go buy an exercise book and a pencil and go to school. Your Buffoon!
LEAVE THE PATRIOTS IN PEACE!Without them Dominica would have been Hell already!
u forget me, u forget me, I need to be on the list of Dominican heroes!
@ Doc.Love: The late Pierre Charles described people like you as wearing their ignorance as a badge of honour! What a Shame!
Think he must bring this to the UK/UN officals this thing is serious…
what happened to Fontaine has he gone quiet since he got the legal docs….seems things just fire up and then die down…why.
if this regime is to be moved the pressure must be kept up at all angles…Dominicans talk and then sleep on matters way too much..
Wiltshire has international contacts he should open this up indeed…
His mouth…lol
Trust me Fontaine will never, Ever be silenced.!
a joke dat man? we’ll see.skerrit is d better of d bad..chew on that!
Is Wiltshire above the law???
@anonymous: You know jolly well who is above the law in Dominica. Stop being a big hypocrite. It’s not Wiltshire at all. BUT EVERYTHING IS FOR A SEASON.
I think not. He is still innocent until proven otherwise. While many seem to be convinced that it is political, I do not.
Do you believe that the police would arrest him just for political mileage and cannot prove their accusation in court. They have to be convinced that they can obtain a conviction to arrest and charge.
If in fact Mr. Wiltshire endorsed a passport form in the name of Younis Abraham to fraudulently obtain a Commonwealth of Dominica passport, he should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The fact that he is “an officer of the court” only makes it worse! He may have been fooled by some other individual, but if that is the case what does that say about his competency and ability as a lawyer?
INDEED
I warn my children if they go in bobol dont call me to bail them cuz we must satisfie with the little that we have. I love them but i will not mellé me in their zafer.
This is the love that you guys talk about..well I am happy that my God love is different cause we humans wuould be all doomed on our way to hell
What are you trying to say!!! Dont you realise that there are some people who are doomed and on their way to HEL!!! In the bible there is God’s love and also his Judgement.. Read your bible again!!!
Where have all the passports gone???? now look who is into selling passports and they accusing de PM, hahahahahahahaha
@ passports..i know right
For signing an applicatin man…now if it was shown that this guy accepted money or stood to financially benefit from this then I can undertand….but it seem like the guy was just unlucky enough to sign a form for the wrong person
And by fanancial gain..I mean a significant amount of money…not the standard small fee paid to a notary
Please sir, kindly read the small print on the passport form.
As an attorney you signing a passport form for someone you don’t know…he might just be very innocent and a simple mistake….and I hope.
But as an officer of the court he should know better than that..I hope this guy didnt scam him
Do you know who he is? He use to be the Attorney General!!! Do you know what the criteria for that position is? Mate should know the LAW better then he knows himself. Furthermore, ignorance of the law is no excuse. The application form states that you must know the person for X amount of years. He is far from being unlucky.
well sa my little country too much corruption
“The file was complete but had to be vetted by higher authorities.”
But what is really going on in that country?
Vetted by whooo??
If it complete, present it…what nonesense is that nuh?
vetted by the one that ordered the arrest, SKERRIT… i so sorry for de officer my friend.
You have it all wrong. A file has to be made. What I understand from what the officer said is simply: His supervisor has to review it to ensure that all the i’s are dotted and the t’s crossed.
When a file is completed doesn’t it have to be sealed? If so then why does it have to be vetted? Shouldn’t vetting be what completes the file? Just asking
No… all police reports have to be vetted. They have to check that all the work was done as is should have been, and that the grammar is correct as well.
is dat i checking dere wii..struuuuups look taylaylay eh
@ Met Yo
The police investigate and make arrests. They do not prosecute. The Director of Public Prosecution, (DPP), and other prosecutors are the ones who determine whether a case has merit to be prosecuted.
But I agree with you that the police sometimes over-reach and persecute. In the late 70’s and early 80’s I’ve had my home searched, my bag searched in public without a warrant, (officer was fired after I wrote to the Commissioner), and I had my film taken from my camera and had several M-16’s and 303 rifles pointed at me by Special Unit Task Force officers who were on the verge of arresting sensay and ‘black devil’ revelers in South City. Officer Blanchard also threatened to search and arrest me while going through the Botanical Gardens on my way to SIFOCOL, (at UWI Extra Mural Center at the time- 1977) just because I was wearing a tam and carrying my books in a canvas back pack. So these things are not new. But TMI already. I enjoy my annonimity!!
From the police it goes to the DPP to be vetted. That is the normal procedure. Don’t get over your head.
So simple-minded! Do your research before making knee-jerk comments. There is an hierarchy in ALL systems of justice the world over. Felony crimes (such that is alleged here) always go through a vetting process (it’s like the grand jury system in the US and other jurisdictions), even after initiating an arrest on probable cause, before the court hears the case on trial.
I read that line with keen interest. Thisshould sure raise a few eyebrows ..
The whole sequence of events is just so absurd that it can only be described as a BIG JOKE!!!! Victimization is so obvious.
What evidence do you have to say that it is victimization?
The home of a Police Officer, who told Dominicans and the world that he is investigating money-laundering, was FIREBOMBED. What about the status of the investigations into that heinous crime?
The home of GON Emanuel and his wife were FIREBOMBED. Emanuel filed 42 charges of FRAUD and other criminal acts allegedly committed by another lawyer, who worked in his law firm. What about those investigations, after more than a year?
The Chief Magistrate signed and issued a Warrant to arrest that Lawyer as relates to that same case filed by GON Emanuel. The warrant to arrest was sent to the police for further action. What happened? The Ag. Chief at the time told Dominicans and the world that no arrest could be done because he, the Ag. Chief, was OUT OF STATE. Dominicans know all about it. No arrest.
The court’s decision was disregarded, disrespected. Interestingly, the Court has said or done absolutely NOTHING, although its orders were disobeyed. Assets of that lawyer have been frozen by the same court, but no arrest for the UNTOUCHABLE. Instead, TECHNICALITY. JUDICIAL REVIEW. Why are some of our people so blind that they just cannot see where our beloved Dominica is heading? Why are those things accepted by sections of our society? Because of Greed, selfishness, protection for the “Big Boys”, break down of law and order, victimization, Inequality, spiritual and cultural degradation, Mental Slavery, defence and protection of the few UNTOUCHABLES? What is it non Bon Dieu? Your guess is as good as mine. Was Mighty Sparrow correct in singing decades ago, “We Like it so.”
What politics have to do with that? Who is Wiltshire for politics to be victimized. Let the law have its say.
opposition, and if dey did not bring down plane loads in castle bruce, he would win
when will it ever end! again the citizens of Dominica keep demonstrating how timid and passive they are, what ashame!
well well well that is somethin else eh. what is all this in Dominica na