{"id":318572,"date":"2024-03-06T10:43:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T14:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=318572"},"modified":"2024-03-06T10:43:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T14:43:22","slug":"brian-linton-brother-of-former-opposition-leader-arrested-yesterday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/brian-linton-brother-of-former-opposition-leader-arrested-yesterday\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Linton, brother of former opposition leader, arrested yesterday"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_318575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-318575\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-318575\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brian-Linton-file-photo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"566\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-318575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Linton (left) with Lennox Linton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brian Linton, the brother of former opposition leader Lennox Linton, was released by police last night after being arrested sometime yesterday. According to reports, Linton was taken into custody on allegations of threats to burn the City of Roseau.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further reports stated that Linton had been taken into police custody when he went to sign at the Marigot Police Station as required under his bail conditions. The Marigot police then advised Linton that they were instructed to detain him for an investigative squad from Police headquarters in Roseau.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Close sources told DNO that Linton was released with no charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DNO will continue to follow the story and provide more details as information unfolds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During a police press conference held on Thursday February 22, 2024, Acting Police Chief Davidson Valerie said he received intelligence gathered from social media and other credible sources that, there are threats circulated on social media by a group of people believed to be associated with a meeting organized by the Concerned Citizens that was scheduled for Sunday, February 25, 2024 in Roseau to commit lawlessness and create violence during the meeting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSome of the threats are to procure gasoline, to burn the City of Roseau,\u201d Valerie revealed. \u201cThere is also a threat to create an island-wide blackout, so as to facilitate the commission of illegal acts against persons including the Minister of National Security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the interest of national security, Valerie said he met with two organizers of the meeting, Former Leader of the United Workers Party (UWP) Lennox Linton and Executive Member of the UWP Nicholas George.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAt the meeting with them I expressed my concerns regarding the inciteful comments being disseminated on social media by groups of persons believed to be associated with the meeting,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Valerie, the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF) is prepared to intervene and deal with anyone who engages in unlawful behavior.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brian Linton, the brother of former opposition leader Lennox Linton, was released by police last night after being arrested sometime yesterday. 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