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Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard, SC, has been given just over a month to decide whether to continue the prosecution of two police officers accused of robbing a Chinese couple more than a decade ago.
High Court Judge Frank Seepersad issued the 35-day ultimatum yesterday, upholding a lawsuit brought by Sgt Lester Garcia and PC Dexter Edwards.
Justice Seepersad found that Gaspard unreasonably delayed filing indictments against the officers after they were committed to stand trial by a magistrate at the end of a preliminary inquiry in 2020. The filing of indictments is required for cases to be listed for trial and managed by a High Court judge.
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