Prime Minister John Briceno has agreed to an independent investigation into the abduction of Joseph Budna. And, the Commissioner of Police Richard Rosado has been cleared of wrongdoing and will return to his post.
Those are the two major takeaways from a press release issued this afternoon after the PM received and reviewed the Budna investigation from Assistant Commissioner of Police Suzette Anderson.
The release says, quote, "Based on the high level of public interest in this case, the report made two recommendations which were accepted by the Cabinet:
1. The recommendation moving forward is that an Independent Investigation be conducted in relation to this incident.
2. That none of the police officers assigned to this Inquiry be allowed to make any statement to the media or within the public domain, in order to safeguard the integrity of the said Inquiry in the event that the matter is addressed in a court of law.
Cabinet agreed to refer the recommendations to the Attorney General for legal guidance on how best to give full effect to this recommendation.
Considering the fact that the evidence, as disclosed in the Inquiry Report, does not in any way implicate Commissioner of Police, Dr. Richard Rosado, Cabinet has requested that his leave of absence be discontinued and that he return to active duty effective immediately." End quote.
