The Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday filed legal action against Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie over his continued refusal to effect the promotions announced last month.
In the action which lists Hoppie, the President, Prime Minister, Attorney General and the Commission’s Secretary as respondents, the PSC is seeking a number of declarations—among them—for the court to nullify President Irfaan Ali’s suspension of the Chairman and members of the Commission.
In court documents seen by this newspaper, Commission Chair, assistant commissioner (ret’d) Paul Slowe alleged that the President was hostile and aggressive in “pressuring” him to promote “certain senior police officers” “his (the President’s) people” “that the Government wanted” to be promoted.