For­mer pris­ons com­mis­sion­er Ger­ard Wil­son says he is con­cerned about the morale of the prison ser­vice af­ter act­ing Pris­ons Com­mis­sion­er Car­los Cor­raspe was sent on leave amidst al­le­ga­tions that he gave pref­er­en­tial treat­ment to de­tained busi­ness­man Do­minic Hadeed.

Speak­ing with Guardian Me­dia yes­ter­day, Wil­son, who served as com­mis­sion­er from No­vem­ber 2017 to No­vem­ber 2019, warned against spec­u­lat­ing over the cir­cum­stances be­hind Cor­raspe be­ing sent on leave, stress­ing that he was no longer in a po­si­tion to con­firm or de­ny the al­le­ga­tions be­ing made against him.

He, how­ev­er, not­ed that such al­le­ga­tions were trou­bling to him, as they could bring the prison ser­vice in­to dis­re­pute, as he was con­cerned that they could dam­age the morale of of­fi­cers.