DPP appeals judge’s ruling after ex-cop freed of corruption charges
Director of Public Prosecutions Roger Gaspard, SC, - Newsday File Photo
THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has appealed a judge’s decision to stay an indictment against a former policeman who was accused of corruptly soliciting and receiving a bribe in 2005.
As a result of Justice Gillian Lucky’s decision, the charge against Nawaz Ali was dismissed and he did not face a new trial on the allegations which were against him.
At the High Court proceedings, Ali’s attorney Ravi Rajcoomar sought to have the three indictments stayed on the basis that it would be unfair since, at a first trial, the jury had reasonable doubt on the evidence related to the first two counts, and acquitted him.