{"id":15511,"date":"2010-08-17T11:24:29","date_gmt":"2010-08-17T15:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=15511"},"modified":"2010-08-17T22:24:38","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T02:24:38","slug":"findings-of-investigations-into-alleged-police-assault-to-be-released-shortly-%e2%80%93-police-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/crime-court-law\/findings-of-investigations-into-alleged-police-assault-to-be-released-shortly-%e2%80%93-police-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Findings of investigation into alleged police assault to be released \u2013 police PRO"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_15513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15513\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/weekes2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15513\" title=\"i1035 FW1.1\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/weekes2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/weekes2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/weekes2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/weekes2-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inspector Claude Weekes. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The findings of an internal investigation against a police officer accused of assaulting a young woman of Grand Bay could be made public in five to seven days.<\/p>\n<p>According to police spokesman Claude Weekes in an interview this morning, the office of the police commissioner will honour its commitment to the highest degree.<\/p>\n<p>He said no individual, including police officers are above the law and a thorough investigation is underway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure that at the conclusion of the matter something will come out of it,\u201d Weekes said.<\/p>\n<p>He assured that if any merit was attributed to the allegations the officer assigned to the Grand Bay Police Station would be made to answer accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Weekes said that the Dominica Police Force would not allow its image to be tarnished. He says he understands the public\u2019s notion that \u201cpolice officers investigating police officers could never yield notable results,\u201d but assures that confidence and trust could be placed in the department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe office of the police commissioner has the responsibility to make sure that justice is served,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Last Friday, Deputy Police Commissioner Cyril Carrette announced that internal investigations against the officer had commenced following a formal complaint made to his office by the female victim.<\/p>\n<p>Carrette said, \u201cThe woman has made a report to my office and I\u2019m conducting internal investigations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A resident of Grand Bay area described the complainant as a sweet person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The findings of an internal investigation against a police officer accused of assaulting a young woman of Grand Bay could be made public in five to seven days. 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