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A High Court judge has dismissed an application by the Arima Borough Corporation to strike out a claim brought by a municipal police officer whose salary was stopped without explanation in 2019.

Justice Karen Reid ruled against the corporation’s request, allowing Arnold Pinto’s claim to proceed to trial.

In his lawsuit, Pinto, injured in a road traffic accident while on duty, alleged the corporation unlawfully ceased his salary in August 2019 after barring him from reporting for duty in December 2018.