HEAD of the Legal Unit of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Christian Chandler has proceeded on leave pending the determination of an investigation into the report of an incident on August 5.
Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith in a press release on Monday stated that that investigations into an incident at sea were currently being carried out by officers of the Western Division.
The Express newspaper reported that Chandler was under probe following a distress call from a woman on board his yacht on August.
The woman had told police she was being refused requests to return ashore, and that a man on the boat was being persistent in his sexual advances towards her despite her constant refusal.
It was reported that the investigation revealed that officers of the Coastal and Riverine Patrol Unit of the TTPS were forced to fire warning shots when Chandler allegedly refused to comply with orders issued by the T&T Coast Guard (TTCG) to allow them to board the vessel.
Chandler’s yacht was eventually escorted to Staubles Bay by the TTCG and Coastal Riverine Unit members.
