(Jamaica Gleaner) Reports are now surfacing that witnesses are coming out of the woodwork thick and fast to give investigators damning statements against embattled Cabinet minister James Robertson. But, so far, the local police have refused to confirm or deny the reports.
University of Miami professor, attorney-at-law David Rowe – representing St Thomas businessman Ian Johnson, who first made the allegations against Robertson – told The Sunday Gleaner that three more witnesses had given statements to authorities in the United States.
According to the Florida-based attorney, he understands that “several witnesses have also approached the police in Jamaica”.
But Assistant Commission-er of Police Les Green, who is leading the investigation, has refused to comment on Rowe’s claim.
“We will be making an announcement next week,” was all Green offered in response to The Sunday Gleaner’s queries.
Police probe
Green, who heads the Cri-minal Investigation Branch (CIB), had previously disclosed that a police probe on Robertson had been under way for some three years.
According to Green, the police have already interviewed Johnson and a statement has been taken from him.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Glenmore Hinds, who is named in Johnson’s statement as someone with whom he had shared the allegations against Robertson, told The Sunday Gleaner that he could not comment on the investigations and that Green was the designated spokesman on the matter.
Green said witness-protection measures had been offered to Johnson and appropriate steps taken to ensure his safety.
