A Master of the High Court has discharged three police officers accused of misconduct in public office after the State failed to proceed with its case on multiple occasions.

Dion Ottley, Ryan Grandison and Steve Williams were facing four charges each of misconduct in public office. Ottley faced two additional charges for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. They were formally charged on January 13, 2016.

The case was being handled under the Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings) Act (AJIPA) and went through several delays. The sufficiency hearing – where the State must show it has enough evidence to go to trial – was postponed at least three times due to the State not being ready.