By Roy Sanford, Staff ReporterWESTERN BUREAU:
THE CORRUPTION trial of two Montego Bay police personnel is scheduled to get under way in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on January 8.
The matter could not start yesterday after it was reported that a medical certificate relating to an assault charge preferred against one of the accused was still outstanding.
Constable Curline Campbell and Corporal Roy Robinson are before the court for alleged breaches of the Corruption Act. Cpl. Robinson is facing an additional charge of assault.
Clerk of the Courts, Sharon Barnes, told the court yesterday that although all the statements on the corruption charges were in, a medical certificate relating to the assault charge against Robinson was still outstanding. All the parties involved agreed that January 8 was convenient for the start of the trial.
MONEY FOR JUSTICE
The two were charged with breaches of the Corruption Act following an incident in which they reportedly agreed to accept money from Keisha Holness in return for not prosecuting her. It is alleged that Cons. Campbell and Cpl. Robinson found half-a-kilogramme of cocaine at Holness' house during a raid on November 18, 1998.
The prosecution is alleging that Cons. Campbell agreed to accept $30,000 from Holness and Cpl. Robinson agreed to accept $210,000, plus US$10.
In relation to the assault charge, allegations are that Cpl. Robinson kicked Cynthia Waite in the stomach when she tried to stop him from beating a young man.
Her Hon. Valrie Stephens, Senior Resident Magistrate for St. James, instructed the Clerk of Courts to ensure that the medical certificate was available for the trial.
