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Missing court transcripts: three cops can’t face trial

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Port of Spain District Magistrates Court. - File Photo A DECADE ago, four police officers were charged with misconduct in office. Four and a half years ago, three of them were committed to stand trial before a judge and jury. But key documents from the Judiciary which will allow the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to file an indictment against the officers are yet to be produced. In […]

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