{"id":297289,"date":"2023-01-18T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=297289"},"modified":"2023-01-18T08:28:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T12:28:14","slug":"antigua-barbuda-police-commissioner-denies-allegations-against-his-officers-in-mehul-choksi-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/antigua-barbuda-police-commissioner-denies-allegations-against-his-officers-in-mehul-choksi-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua &#038; Barbuda Police Commissioner denies allegations against his officers in Mehul Choksi investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_269052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-269052\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-269052 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Choksi-still-in-hospital-1-642x517.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"515\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-269052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mehul Choksi in police custody<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s Police Commissioner Atlee Rodney has denied claims of any misconduct on the part of a senior police officer surrounding ongoing investigations into fraud-accused Mehul Choksi.<\/p>\n<p>A Financial Crimes Investigator Kenneth Rijock made allegations against Choksi which implicated local police in an article posted in the Economic Times in India last week.<\/p>\n<p>Rijock made serious claims against the Indian-born businessman who is at the centre of a fraud scandal in his native land.<\/p>\n<p>However, Rodney said in a statement to the media that the information by the investigator is false.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rodney, the entire blog written by the investigator has a malicious purpose and ought not to have been posted.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner made it clear in his report that the Police Force has no interest in assisting Choksi in avoiding extradition from Antigua and Barbuda as alleged by Mr. Rijock, and, in any event, has no power to do so.<\/p>\n<p>In the article, Rijock claims that a police inspector has met multiple times with Choksi at a Jolly Harbour restaurant for illicit purposes.<\/p>\n<p>However, Rodney said only two engagements have been held between Choksi and the inspector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s Police Commissioner Atlee Rodney has denied claims of any misconduct on the part of a senior police officer surrounding ongoing investigations into fraud-accused Mehul Choksi. 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