Bridger quiet on LoGB request to go home

| 11/11/2008

(CNS): So far there has been no comment from either the Governor Stuart Jack or from SIO Martin Bridger regarding Kurt Tibbetts’ announcement last Thursday, before the arrival of Hurricane Paloma, requesting that Bridger pack up his investigation and leave the Cayman Islands. However CNS was able to confirm that John Yates, Assistant Commissioner from the Metropolitan Police Service in London is coming to the Cayman Islands and is due to arrive on Wednesday for a meeting with the Special Police investigation Team, (SPIT).

 

Although a spokesperson for SPIT said that the visit is a routine scheduled meeting and was not triggered by the comments made by the Leader of Government Business, Kurt Tibbetts last Thursday at the post cabinet media briefing where he described the investigation as a disgraceful and terribly damaging episode in Cayman’s history, the comments are bound to impact Yates’ visit.

Tibbetts said on Thursday that the elected government had made the strongest possible representation to the Governor to shut down the investigation which had been revealed by the recent Judicial Review of the warrants issued to search the home of Justice Alex Henderson, to have had a total disregard for the rule of law and the Cayman Islands constitution.  He said that after nine months of investigating Bridger had yet to produce concrete evidence to justify the suspension of the top leadership of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.

Since then neither, the Governor or Bridger who is leading the investigation dubbed Operation Tempura, have made any public comment regarding the elected government’s dissatisfaction with the current situation. Reports suggest that Bridger has told Cayman Net News that his investigation is not over. However he is yet to answer any questions submitted by Cayman News Service regarding the comments by Government or the reaction to the results of the Judicial Review and the recent action by David George to release Justice Alex Henderson from arrest and his bail conditions.

CNS has learned that as of yesterday SPIT had still not returned the copies of information they took from Justice Henderson’s computer which Sir Peter Cresswell had ordered to be returned to him by 4pm Friday 7 November, nor had the legal team received any requests for an extension because of the hurricane which means in theory SPIT could be in contempt of court.

(CNS): So far there has been no comment from either the Governor Stuart Jack or from SIO Martin Bridger regarding Kurt Tibbetts’ announcement last Thursday, before the arrival of Hurricane Paloma, requesting that Bridger pack up his investigation and leave the Cayman Islands. However CNS was able to confirm that John Yates, Assistant Commissioner from the Metropolitan Police Service in London is coming to the Cayman Islands and is due to arrive on Wednesday for a meeting with the Special Police investigation Team, (SPIT).

Although a spokesperson for SPIT said that the visit is a routine scheduled meeting and was not triggered by the comments made by the Leader of Government Business, Kurt Tibbetts last Thursday at the post cabinet media briefing where he described the investigation as a disgraceful and terribly damaging episode in Cayman’s history, the comments are bound to impact Yates’ visit.

Tibbetts said on Thursday that the elected government had madethe strongest possible representation to the Governor to shut down the investigation which had been revealed by the recent Judicial Review of the warrants issued to search the home of Justice Alex Henderson, to have had a total disregard for the rule of law and the Cayman Islands constitution.  He said that after nine months of investigating Bridger had yet to produce concrete evidence to justify the suspension of the top leadership of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.

Since then neither, the Governor or Bridger who is leading the investigation dubbed Operation Tempura, have made any public comment regarding the elected government’s dissatisfaction with the current situation. Reports suggest that Bridger has told Cayman Net News that his investigation is not over. However he is yet to answer any questions submitted by Cayman News Service regarding the comments by Government or the reaction to the results of the Judicial Review and the recent action by David George to release Justice Alex Henderson from arrest and his bail conditions.

CNS has learned that as of yesterday SPIT had still not returned the copies of information they took from Justice Henderson’s computer which Sir Peter Cresswell had ordered to be returned to him by 4pm Friday 7 November, nor had the legal team received any requests for an extension because of the hurricane which means in theory SPIT could be in contempt of court.

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  1. Anonymous says:

    Would it be too much to hope that the police investigation into the source of the letters could now be re-opened by the RCIPS?

    There are still too many unanswered questions about exactly what was going on at Net News last year and how much involvement the publication had in Judge Henderson’s arrest. 

     

  2. MB Ebanks says:

    Its about time: Bridger and his team of croonies MUST GO!! Immediately!

    Get the heck out of here – all of you! Unna better follow Yates when he ducks out tomorrow.

     

     

     

  3. Anonymous says:

    The FIRST findings WERE valid….Let’s NOT forget that folks.  We had people in power allowing Gamblers and DRUNK DRIVERS to get off without any punishment or reprimand.  I KNOW of the drunk driving incident first hand, my roomate was the young British cop who followed the drunk senior policeman ***Who had his 4 yr old grandchild in the truck while he swerved all over the road.  Neither had a seat-belt on and thank god for no accident or loss of life!!!  This cannot be swept under the carpet due to lack of conviction.  Make these charges stick!

  4. Anonymous says:

    Go home mate. You are certainly not welcome here. Please take the attack puppies with you. Goodbye.

  5. Anonymous says:

    Martin Bridger and his so called "top notch" SPIT have lost miserably in the Judicial Review filed in Grand Court by the Hon. Justice Henderson. It is now being reported that SPIT have now decided not to appeal the late October ruling by Sir Peter Creswell, whom quashed the "search warrants" at the home and office of Judge Henderson. Is it not "right and just"  that a criminal probe immediately take place against Martin Bridger and SPIT ??? However, may I suggest that the investigation "DO NOT" originate from out of the UK.

    Talk about "Misuse of a Public Office and Attempting to Pervert the Course of Justice". Is there not a "prima facie" case to answer here ???

    Martin Bridger and SPIT knew that they "could not" go to a Magistrate/Judge under oath and get a search warrant signed because they knew neither would authorise it, especially with the Chief Justice earlier ruling in regards to previous search warrants of other parties in the investigaion. 

    So instead, "they cornered" Mr.Carson Ebanks an "innocent JP" to attend their offices where they used "certain tactics" to get him to sign the warrant. Sources have indicated that one such tactic, was the use of an attorney (legal adviser) whom did not even have a work permit or a licence to practice in the Cayman Islands.

    One has to ask the question now, with all the money that has been spent and all that has gone wrong with this SPIT, how can we being of sound mind be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that any such offence(s) allegedly committed by anyone, be in fact so ??? This is where the credibility of the crowns prosecution witnesses will be tested as if under a microscope. Good Luck, I look forward to seeing all this played out soon.

    I don’t exactly anticiapate that any investigation will be conducted on SPIT as is suggested above. Why, this would result in many persons being charged with "aiding and abeting" the commission of offences that would make what just happened in the last nine months or so, look like a small afternoon tea party.