Daley

SUPERINTENDENT HARRY 'Bungles' Daley is to face another round of questioning by police tomorrow in relation to allegations of corruption against him.

Daley, who was nabbed in a sting operation in downtown Kingston last Thursday, was questioned by police yesterday at the Horizon Remand Centre on Spanish Town Road in St Andrew where he is being held. Six other persons, who the police also held Thursday, were also questioned yesterday.

But the police gave no clear answer on whether Daley would be charged.

"He is to be interviewed Monday and later on, he will be charged," Assistant Commissioner Justin Felice tersely told The Sunday Gleaner.

To be charged

Daley's lawyer, Valerie Neita-Robertson, said based on dialogue with the police yesterday, she was expecting Daley to be charged.

"Utterances were made about getting him into court on Monday. So, I would imagine that if they are saying that, then one would expect that," she said.

Neita-Robertson was reluctant to divulge details of the allegations against her client, but said she was perturbed by the knowledge that employees of Daley were taken into custody without explanation.

"Based on the allegations, they could not be connected to this matter and it is a breach of these people's constitutional rights," she argued.

"It is the weekend and they were not able to get in touch with their lawyer until today (Saturday), when I got that information," Neita-Robertson continued.

She added that she would be seeking an urgent meeting with the presidents of the Jamaican Bar Association and the Advocates Association over what she said were attempts to intimidate her and her client.

"I am concerned because, more than the ordinary citizen, we, as lawyers, understand the erosion of the rights of people that leads into chaos," she said. "There is an attempt to relegate attorneys appearing for persons to a rung above criminals. I am very concerned about it," Neita-Robertson stated.

gareth.manning@gleanerjm.com