A Chief Strong-Blood initiative. For a Stronger St. Vincent and the Grenadines
The Public
Investigations and Prosecution Bureau. A Chief Strong-Blood initiative. For a
Stronger St. Vincent and the Grenadines
When I becomes Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, another of my
minor program is to start a Government investigation and prosecution Bureau
call: the Public Investigation and Prosecution Bureau (P.I.P.B).
This institution is to ensure, no other stinking Rakon like Ralph E. Gonsalves
ever rape or injure another Vincentian woman or man and get away with it. Using
their office to escape prosecution; like Ralph E. Gonsalves did.
This Is The Basis of The Law
1. The duties and responsibilities of the Public Investigations and
Prosecutions Bureau (P.I.P.B) is to
(a) Investigate and prosecute any allegation (s) of criminal wrong doing and or
corrupt practice.
(b) Investigate and prosecute any suspicions of criminal act (s) corruptions,
that is alleged to have been done by or involving any senior public officer.
(c) Within the Jurisdiction of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
(d) It matters not, whether those incidents is alleged to took place in their
private or professional lives.
(e) Any allegations of criminal wrong doing or corruptions made against, and or
suspicions of criminal wrong doing or corruptions done by any elected
politicians, including the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, or
any senior Bureaucrat
2. The Director of the P.I.P.B. and its enforcement staff will have the powers
of arrest as any police officer; with a few difference. They will
2(a) Suspicion: The Director or any officer will not arrest on suspicions.
However, if there is suspicion, the Director may order an investigation be
opened.
2(b) Arrest without Warrant: For a P.I.P.B. officer (s) to arrest an individual
without a warrant, the Director or investigating officer, must have a written
Statement given under "Penalty of Perjury". The Statement must clearly
qualify the offences made in the allegations; will be sufficient to arrest
anyone who falls within the Jurisdiction of the P.I.P.B.
2(c) To Arrest using a warrant: In the case of the P.I.P.B officers effecting
an arrest using a warrant. The warrant must be signed by a sitting judicial
officer (Not a Justice of the Peace).
3. The director of P.I.P.B and his assignees, has Jurisdictional authority to
investigate any allegations of Crimes and or Corruption made against or any
suspicion or crimes of corruption involving any person that holds the following
offices.
(a) Any elected Politician including the Prime Minister.
(b) Any appointed Member of the S.V.G Parliament (Speaker of the House
senators, etc.)
(c) The Attorney General
(d) The Director of Public Prosecution
(e) The Commissioner of Police.
(f) Member of the Magistracy
(g) any judicial officer on assignment in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
(h) Superintendent of Prisons
(i) Any Police Officer over the Rank of Station Sergeant.
(j) All incidents involving law enforcement, which resulted in the death of a
suspect of other victims.
(j1) The P. I. P. B will not investigate any such incidents involving its
members. The Jurisdictions for such will falls into the Jurisdiction of the
Office of the Director of Public Prosecution.
(k). any allegations of excessive use of force by Law enforcement officers.
(k1) The P. I. P. B will not investigate any such incidents involving its
members. The Jurisdictions for such will falls into the Jurisdiction of the
Office of the Director of Public Prosecution
(l). The Director of Audit
(i) The Board and Operations managers (CEOs etc.) of any Government statutory
body.
4. In the case where the Public Investigations and Prosecution Bureau is
required to investigate any head of department, their deputies or other senior
member of that department.
4(a) The Director of the Public Investigations and Prosecutions Bureau must lay
a seal information before a Judge, to obtain a restraining order, against those
who are the subject of the investigation.
The restraining order will restrain the person (s) listed there on, from
4(a) Entering upon the premises of his place of employment.
4(b) from interacting with Staff, on or outside the place of employment.
4(c) In this cases staff includes all employees, includes the grounds staff and
janitorial staff, clerical and other none Law enforcement staff.
This is to ensure the integrity of the investigations is preserved.
5. The Restraining Order must not exceed six months, however, if some time
before, the Restraining Order expires, the Director of the Public
Investigations and Prosecution Bureau; provides evidence sufficient, to justify
an extension of the restraining order.
(1) If granted, The Second Restraining Order, will only take effect, on the day
the first Restraining Order lapses, and it must not exceeds three months.
(2) A court order to restrain a public officer must exceed 12 months
(3) the public officer (s) against whom the Restraining Order is granted would
be deemed to be suspended with pay. Until the Restraining order expires or the
investigations is terminated; whichever occurs first.
6. If sufficient evidence is found to conclude the public officer who is
subjected to an investigations under this law:
(a) committed some criminal act (s)
(b) Were involves in some corrupt act or practice for which he can be
prosecuted.
That Public Officer must be:
(i) Arrested
(ii) Charged
(iii) Arraigned
7. Where criminal charges are laid against any suspended public officer, the
public officer’s suspension, will continue without pay from the date the
charges were laid.
8. The suspended public officer will remain on suspension until:
(a) the charges are dropped, or withdrawn.
(a1) if the charges are dropped or withdrawn the public officer suspension will
be deemed ended.
(b) until the case is dismissed
(b1) if the case is dismissed the public officer suspension will be deemed
ended.
(c) until there is a guilty plea
(c1) if there is a guilty plea the Suspended public officer will be deemed as
dismissed.
(d) until there is a convictions
(d1) if there is a conviction the Public officer will be deemed to be
dismissed.
9. When a Public officer is deemed to be suspended by the virtue of a court
order, which restrains that public officer, from entering upon his place of
employment and interacting with any member of the staff there.
(a) The Staff must be informed, of their professional and lawful duty to the
court order and the consequence of not complying with their professional and
lawful duty; to the Court order.
10. During an investigation under this law, if a Public officer who is the
subject of an investigation and is restrained by a court order from entering
upon any premises of his place of employment and interacting with any member of
staff.
If such a person contacts any staff or the employee; the staff or employee, has
a professional and lawful duty to:
1. Inform the suspended public officer, this contact will be reported to the
investigating agency.
2. report to the investigating agency the following:
(a) any contact made with them
(b) The date, time place and the means of the contact.
(c) The purpose for the contact.
11. if it was discovered that such a contact was made and the staff who was so
contacted contrary to the court order and without the required permissions; and
no report of the contact was made to the investigating agency.
(A) Both the staff and the Suspended Public officer will be charge for:
(i) Contempt of a Court order (breaking the restraint of a lawful court order)
(ii) Obstruction of Justice.
(B) If the contact was initiated by any person who is restraint by the court
order other than the suspended public officer. The Suspended Public officer has
a professional and a lawful duty to report the contact to the investigating
agency.
In such a case the staff who made the unlawful contact may be subject to charge
for:
(i) Contempt of a Court order (breaking the restraint of a lawful court order)
(ii) Obstruction of Justice.
(C) If there is an unlawful contact, that was initiated by the suspended public
officer; and he tried to in anyway induce, convinced, threaten or in any way
prevent the person from reporting the visit to the investigating agency.
They have committed the offences.
(i) Contempt of a Court order (breaking the restraint of a lawful court order)
(ii) Obstruction of Justice.
(iii) Trying to induced, prevent, threaten etc. to aid in the person lying in
the middle of an investigations.
12. Visits and Contacts.
If the suspect or the suspended Public Officer has the need to visit his
office. or to communicate with any member (s) of his staff.
(1) The Suspended Public Officer must make a request to the investigating
department of the Lead investigator who is over the investigation; along with
the following information.
(a) The reason for the visit or the contact.
(b) When (date, time and place) he will like to visit or make that contact
(c). The estimated time of the Visit and or the contact is expected to last.
(2) If A member of Staff has a reason to contact the Suspect of the Suspended
Public Officer.
(a) The Staff must make a request to the investigating department or the lead
investigator or the senior investigator who is over the investigation along
with the following information.
(i) The reason for the visit or the contact.
(ii) When (date, time and place) he will like to visit or make that contact
(iii). The estimated time the Visit and of the Contact is expected to last.
The Investigating Agency or the lead investigator will determined based on the
information presented:
(3) If the visit or contact is worthwhile.
(a) What are the condition of the visit or contact.
(b) A supervised visit or contact
(b1) A supervised visit or contact will include the presence of an agency
personnel at all time of the visit or contact.
(c) Will the suspect be allowed to use the computer or access any storage
devise, or will a member of staff use the computer and storage devices with the
aid of the suspended Public Officer.
(d) Will the Suspect be allowed to access any filing system or will a member of
staff access the filing system with the aid of the Suspended Public Officer?
13. If a suspended Public officer who is the subject of an investigation by any
agency, this law award Jurisdiction to; attempts to or visits his place of
employment, or contact any person for which a court order is in effect, which
restraint that person from so doing.
(1) If that suspended Public office, without making a request and receiving permission
to so do, from the lawful agency, visits or contacts anyone at the premises. It
is an offense of:
(a) a contempt of a Court order
(b) and an obstruction of Justice.
(2) If the Employee who was contacted or the employees who has knowledge of the
visit and withholds any such information they to committed the offense of:
(a) contempt of a Court order
(b) obstruction of Justice.
14. If any person who is restraint from contacting, the suspect or the
Suspended person, contact that person, without, making a request and receiving
permission to so do from the lawful agency,
It is an offense of:
(a) it is a contempt of a Court order
(b) and an obstruction of Justice.
15. Investigation of the Director of the Public Investigations and Prosecutions
Bureau; and staff.
(1) If there is any allegations against or evidence to suspect Criminal and or
corrupt act by the Director of the P.I.P.B. or any law enforcement staff of
that organization.
This law gives the Director of Public Prosecution jurisdictional authority, to
investigate and prosecute all allegations and suspicions of criminal acts and
corruptions, that is alleged to be committed by or made against the Director of
and any staff of the: Public Investigation and Prosecution Bureau.
(2) The office of the Director of Public Prosecution, when carrying out an
investigation under this law, when this law give them the jurisdiction to so
do. They must follow the investigation and prosecution format of this law.
(3) If the investigation uncovers enough Evidence to prefer charges, the
Director of Public Prosecutions must obtain an arrest warrant from the court,
for the arrest of the suspect. That Warrant must be served on the Commissioner
of Police who in turn will execute that warrant.
(4) The Director of Public Prosecution can also cause the suspect to be
arrested without a warrant. In order to so do the D.D.P must serve a copy of
the file upon the Commissioner of Police, who must ensure, the information, the
evidence and the charges gives him the authority to arrest: the defendant and
charge said defendant. And do the same if he has such lawful authority.
16. It is an offence under this law if you do the following things:
(1) Break the restraint place upon you, by a lawful court order restraining you
from
(a) entering upon the premises of:
(b) Contacting any staff of:
Upon conviction a maximum of three (3) years in prison and a find no more than
five thousand ($5,000.) dollars.
(2) Failing to report a contact by a person upon whom a lawful Court Order,
under this act, restrain from being in contact with.
Upon conviction a maximum of three (3) years in prison and a find no more than
five thousand ($5,000.) dollars.
(3) Trying to induce, seduce, coerce, threaten of otherwise prevent a person
from reporting an unlawful contact.
Upon conviction a maximum of three (3) years in prison and a find no more than
five thousand ($5,000.) dollars.
(4) It is an offence under this law to lie to, deceive or commit a fraud, to
any investigating officer involved in an active investigations.
Upon conviction a maximum of three (3) years in prison and a find no more than
five thousand ($5,000.) dollars.
(5) It is an offense under this law to Forge, alter, make change to, damage,
and or destroy any Document, which will include paper work, audio recording,
video recording, photograph whether electronic or hard copy.
Or any meters of any instrument such as a Computer, recorders, cell phone,
tablets, Mainframe, hard drive, or other storage facility of any recording
network or systems.
Upon conviction a maximum of Five (5) years in prison and a find no more than
ten thousand ($10,000.) dollar.
17. Structure of the Bureau:
1. Law Enforcement officers will be known as: Special Investigators
2. The
investigation Unite will be headed by a: Chief
Inspector.
3. Prosecutors
will be known as: Special Prosecutor
4.Prosecution
Unite will be headed by a: Senior
Special Prosecutor
