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Bel Air Heist…Cop sentenced to one year for perverting course of justice

Sep 13, 2013 News

 

 
Police Constable Odel Percival, 33, was yesterday found guilty of perverting the course of justice by Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was subsequently sentenced to serve a term of one year imprisonment.
It was alleged that the policeman who served the force for 13 years, together with his co-accused, Police Prosecutor Lionel Harvey,  attempted to bribe another police officer  so that he would provide the court with conflicting evidence in the case of the July 2011 Bel Air Park multi-million-dollar heist from the residence of businessman Malcolm Panday.
The particulars of the charge stated that on July 5, 2011, the duo intentionally attempted to pervert the course of justice by offering Constable 19911 Kelvin Liverpool, a witness in the matter, the sum of $100,000 for him to provide contrary evidence in favour of Jermaine Mitchell who is charged with robbery under arms.
Mitchell, of North East La Penitence, is among several persons, including Mr. Panday’s mother-in-law, who were charged in connection with the armed robbery of $7.4M on July 12, 2011.
To the said charge, Percival had pleaded not guilty.
The trial which started in February had the court’s attention for some time.
When the matter was first called before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry, she recused herself from the matter as Harvey was the prosecutor of her Court.
When the matter was first called before Magistrate Latchman, Harvey did not appear to answer to the charge and the Magistrate ordered that a summons be issued for him.
Moreover, wanted bulletins have been issued for the co-accused, since according to court documents, Harvey has fled the jurisdiction and is currently in hiding in Trinidad and Tobago.

 

 

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