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Jail for lying policeman
AN EX-POLICE officer who tried to dodge a speeding fine by claiming a Frenchman was driving his vehicle was jailed for nine months yesterday.
Mark Cuthbertson, 49, claimed a fictitious "Jean-Pierre Renard of Paris" had been driving his van at 38mph in a 30mph zone on the A52 in Derbyshire in May 2005.
Cuthbertson had hoped to avoid prosecution but he was identified on a speed camera and found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
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Government of Jamaica, Jamaica
24 December 2007
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Police Commissioner to Tackle
New Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, has signaled his intention to tackle corruption in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and restore public trust in the police.
"When one mentions the word police, I am sure that one of the first things that come to mind is the ugly word corruption. For these reasons, tackling corruption is and will remain one of my highest priorities for the JCF. The challenge is how to make the JCF more resistant to and intolerant of unlawful, unethical and unprofessional behaviour," the Police Commissioner said.
He was speaking at his first press conference held yesterday (Dec.20) at the Police Officers' Club on Hope Road, where he informed that one of his first acts as Commissioner, was to sign and promulgate the anti-corruption plan for the force.
According to the Commissioner Lewin, Jamaicans have a perception of endemic corruption in the JCF, which results in a lack of trust in the force.
He informed that the primary aim of this "year one plan is to create a real fear of detection, aimed at both those within the JCF, who choose to act corruptly and those who would seek to corrupt members of staff".
Senior officers will champion this plan, he said, which will have individual appraisal objectives linked to the anti-corruption strategy.
Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Anti-Corruption Branch, Justin Felice, will drive the year one plan, with the assistance of a steering group of representatives from across the JCF.
In the meantime, Commissioner Lewin announced plans to close stations, which are inadequate and ineffective, and so place more police on the streets.
"You have police stations all over the place and most of them don't make one good station. We're going to shut some down," he declared.
"The fact of the matter is, by so doing, we are going to put more policemen out there. There are too many policemen guarding stations doing administrative duties, which is really eating up manpower. I give you one example, there is a station in Mountain View, Rollington Town, Franklyn Town, Stadium, Vineyard Town and Rockfort, all within a five-mile radius; it cannot work," he stated.
While not indicating, which stations will be affected, the Police Commissioner said the move is firmly on the agenda.
In addition, the Commissioner is also planning to move area and divisional commanders from the Commissioner's office to their respective zones.
"I find that there is too much concentrated at the Office of the Commissioner. You can't stay in Kingston and take care of what is happening in Montego Bay properly and I am on a concerted plan to devolve to the area commanders and divisions, their full authority and responsibility. They will be held accountable; you can't to do it, step aside," he said.
In the meantime, Rear Admiral Lewin noted that the philosophy of the JCF as it relates to policing will have to change. "The new philosophy will have at its core, the community, and a provision of service to the community, where the rights and dignity of citizens are respected and the rule of law prevails. It is a policing philosophy that must be accepted and embraced by every member of the force beginning with the leadership," he stated.
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