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Lewin's statements a head-scratcher, says Jamaican Government
2010-12-21 16:24:27 | (0 Comments)
Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin- [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]file[/COLOR][/COLOR]
The Jamaican Government has hit back at statements made by former Commissioner of Police Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin about the WikiLeaks disclosure that Cuban anti-drug officials were unhappy with their Jamaican counterparts over their drug fighting efforts.
Lewin last week called the Jamaican Government's handling of the leaked US Embassy document 'unfortunate'. Lewin had also said that he had no recollection of Cuba having a problem with the Jamaican police, as suggested by the leaked United States cable.
However, a release from the Ministry of National Security today said that there were at least 20 letters from the Cuban Government from January 2006 to November 2009 addressed to the head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Narcotics Division.
The release said that included in these letters were requests for information on persons arrested in Cuba on suspected drug activities.
The release also said that the record shows there were no responses to the Cubans.
"The Government of Jamaica finds it hard to believe that the then commissioner was unaware of these letters from the Cuban Government, and the subsequent failure to respond," the release said.
Last week a statement from Minister of National Security Dwight Nelson said that the officer who had headed the unit and who had been assigned in 2006 was replaced, and the unit was reorganised and renamed the Transnational Crimes Narcotics Division.
However, Lewin responded by claiming that Senior Superintendent of Police Carlton Wilson was reassigned under his watch, but noting that it had nothing to do with complaints from Cuba.
To this claim by Lewin, the statement from the Ministry said it was a fact that it was subsequent to this officers’ removal, restructuring and renaming of the division, and a visit to Cuba by the new head that a new cooperation developed between the JCF’s Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division and the Cuban authorities.
2010-12-21 16:24:27 | (0 Comments)
Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin- [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]file[/COLOR][/COLOR]
The Jamaican Government has hit back at statements made by former Commissioner of Police Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin about the WikiLeaks disclosure that Cuban anti-drug officials were unhappy with their Jamaican counterparts over their drug fighting efforts.
Lewin last week called the Jamaican Government's handling of the leaked US Embassy document 'unfortunate'. Lewin had also said that he had no recollection of Cuba having a problem with the Jamaican police, as suggested by the leaked United States cable.
However, a release from the Ministry of National Security today said that there were at least 20 letters from the Cuban Government from January 2006 to November 2009 addressed to the head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Narcotics Division.
The release said that included in these letters were requests for information on persons arrested in Cuba on suspected drug activities.
The release also said that the record shows there were no responses to the Cubans.
"The Government of Jamaica finds it hard to believe that the then commissioner was unaware of these letters from the Cuban Government, and the subsequent failure to respond," the release said.
Last week a statement from Minister of National Security Dwight Nelson said that the officer who had headed the unit and who had been assigned in 2006 was replaced, and the unit was reorganised and renamed the Transnational Crimes Narcotics Division.
However, Lewin responded by claiming that Senior Superintendent of Police Carlton Wilson was reassigned under his watch, but noting that it had nothing to do with complaints from Cuba.
To this claim by Lewin, the statement from the Ministry said it was a fact that it was subsequent to this officers’ removal, restructuring and renaming of the division, and a visit to Cuba by the new head that a new cooperation developed between the JCF’s Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division and the Cuban authorities.
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