In last night’s newscast, we told you about the very explosive disclosure from Rural Eastern Police Commander Edward Broaster. Responding to a question from the press, he revealed that Director of the Government Press Office Dorian Pakeman had tested positive for cocaine, which suggests that he was under the influence of that drug when he knocked down and killed 45 year-old Dean Dawson on March 30 of this year.
Pakeman is questioning the validity of the test, and he categorically denies the drug use that the positive test result is implying. Yesterday, Broaster told the media that the DPP has the file. So, we spoke to DPP Cheryl-Lynn Vidal via phone today.
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She told us that her office has not given a directive as yet because there are certain matters which are being looked into. She noted, though, that the police did not provide her office with the results of the test which showed positive for cocaine. That did not accompany the file. She told us that counsel advising on the file came upon the test while looking into other issues which arose on the evidence presented. In that query of those other issues with the analyst at the lab, it was mentioned that a positive cocaine test existed. The DPP also noted that her office was able to obtain a copy of it, which did not come from the police.
Vidal told us that there are matters of even greater concern, arising from what is contained in the file. Her office is looking into those before directions are given to the police.
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