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Daley to take the stands
Former head of the St Catherine North Police Division, Superintendent Harry "Bungles" Daley will have to take the stands to face questioning on corruption charges.
Senior Magistrate Judith Pusey Monday morning ruled that the senior cop, who has been at the centre of a long-running corruption trial, has a case to answer before the courts.
Having read the application by defense attorneys that she dismiss the case, Judge Pusey determined that the Superintendent Daley be called upon to put up a defence.
This means that the senior cop will be called to testify on the witness stand in open court.
In court, defence attorney Valerie Neita Robertson said she was not able to start the her case Monday as she is tied up with other matters and would require more time to prepare.
August 31 has been set as the date for the case to be continued.
Last Wednesday, Senior Magistrate Pusey reserved her decision after hearing no-case submissions from Superintendent Daley's attorneys and rebuttals from prosecutors.
Superintendent Daley is on trial on six counts of corruption and extortion.
Prosecutors claim he was involved in a racket in which he collected protection money from a St Catherine businessman between 2007 and July last year when he was arrested.
Mr. Daley's attorneys had argued that the evidence given by the chief crown witness, Tafari Clarke, was unreliable.
Daley to take the stands
Former head of the St Catherine North Police Division, Superintendent Harry "Bungles" Daley will have to take the stands to face questioning on corruption charges.
Senior Magistrate Judith Pusey Monday morning ruled that the senior cop, who has been at the centre of a long-running corruption trial, has a case to answer before the courts.
Having read the application by defense attorneys that she dismiss the case, Judge Pusey determined that the Superintendent Daley be called upon to put up a defence.
This means that the senior cop will be called to testify on the witness stand in open court.
In court, defence attorney Valerie Neita Robertson said she was not able to start the her case Monday as she is tied up with other matters and would require more time to prepare.
August 31 has been set as the date for the case to be continued.
Last Wednesday, Senior Magistrate Pusey reserved her decision after hearing no-case submissions from Superintendent Daley's attorneys and rebuttals from prosecutors.
Superintendent Daley is on trial on six counts of corruption and extortion.
Prosecutors claim he was involved in a racket in which he collected protection money from a St Catherine businessman between 2007 and July last year when he was arrested.
Mr. Daley's attorneys had argued that the evidence given by the chief crown witness, Tafari Clarke, was unreliable.
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