Attorney-at-law Kymberli Whittacker has expressed unease about the use of pre-charge bail, which allows police to impose conditions on individuals under investigation before they are formally charged, warning that it could become burdensome for persons who are not genuine suspects.

Her concerns were raised following the case of her client, Sebastian Birch, whose photograph was released by police as one of the men suspected in the robbery and the shooting of a female pump attendant in the Corporate Area.

Birch was later able to establish an alibi, and the police, according to Whittacker, determined that he was not one of the perpetrators. However, he was still placed on pre-charge bail and is required to report regularly to the police for the next three months.