Port-of-Spain: There are calls for an investigation into Deputy Commissioner of Police, Jack Ewatski's appointment to office, as the group Fixin T&T has delivered copies of the Driskell Report to five agencies which should shed light on the conduct of Ewatski during his tenure as the Chief of Police in Winnipeg, Canada.
For months the group has raised the issue of the report, which was compiled following a commission of inquiry in Winnipeg, Canada on a conviction against an accused man James Driskell.
The report found that information unearthed by Ewatski and a counterpart should have been disclosed to the attorneys for Driskell, particulalry after Ewatski became police chief.
According to the report, had the information been passed by Ewatski, it would have allowed the Driskell case to be reopened and concluded that the now deputy commissioner of police withheld the information and contributed to a miscarriage of justice.
Driskell eventaully had his conviction overturned and mounted a civil action against the authorities in Winnipeg. Ewatski resigned as chief of police even as there were considerations regarding disciplinary proceedings against him and other officers involved in the fiasco.
Its this information detailed in the report that Fixin T&T believes could have impacted on Ewatski's recruitment to serve in this country's police force.
The group led by Kirk Waithe delievred copies to the chairman of the Police Service Commisison, the Integrity Commission chairman, president of the Council of the Law Association, the Police Social and Welfare Association as well as to the former PSC chairman, Ambassador Christopher Thomas.
The group beleives the information is critical and should determine Ewatski's tenure as deputy commissioner of police and should raise concerns as to whether or not the information was made available by the deputy commissioner and Penn State University.
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