Philipsburg: --- Two federal detectives arrived on the island on Wednesday to commence an investigation on the police management team. SMN News has been reliably informed that the officers would also be investigating to see if Detective Carlton Philips is guilty of any crime and if in fact, he destroyed valuable evidence while working at the Criminal Investigation Department.
The source said the management of KPSSS is also planning to use its internal affairs department to sanction Philips because he wrote an open letter to the media highlighting certain irregularities within the police management team.
Philips in his letter some weeks ago said that members of the police management were guilty of enriching themselves. He further stated that several officers and administrative staff of KPSSS are being victimized by the team. The officer also called on the public prosecutor, and chief of police to conduct an investigation to clear his name since the current assistant chief of police has accused him of destroying documents while working as acting head of CID some seven years ago. The officer also claimed that because he solved a double homicide that had involved the son of a former colleague he was victimized, demoted, and lied upon.
Philips also asked the authorities to investigate the finances of the police management, as well as to investigate the procedures used to appoint the current head of CID.
On Tuesday, Minister of Justice Magali Jacoba told reporters an inquiry is presently taking place to see if an investigation is warranted. Pressed as to who would be conducting this investigation the Minister said the investigation would have followed the normal channels.
