More than two weeks after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) advised the police to lay charges against the officer who allegedly caused the death of Denilson Rose at Linden, he is expected to be slapped with five charges. Family and friends of the 17-year-old Rose stood in a line protesting in front of the DPP’s Chambers at Eve Leary on Thursday, expressing their concerns on the slow approach to justice that the police have been taking. Social activist Mark Benschop, who was present at the protest, went into the DPP’s Chambers and was informed that the files, which included the recommendation to bring five charges against the policeman were sent to the Linden Police Station on December 2. The charges recommended are: causing death by dangerous driving; failure to stop at the scene of an accident; failure to render assistance to a person injured in an accident; driving while the breath alcohol limit exceeds the prescribed limit and the use of an uninsured motor vehicle.
“This is why people continue to have the perception that senior members of the police force are ready to cover up for their colleagues,” Benschop said, reasoning that if the files were indeed sent more than two weeks ago, there should be no excuse why the officer was not yet charged. “The family wants justice,” he added, stating that the