7News has confirmed that a coast guardsman has made a criminal complaint against his boss, Admiral John Borland, which is now in the hands of the police.
He is accusing the Admiral of verbal abuse and more seriously, of threatening words. Though we are aware of the specifics of the case, we are unable to share them with you because the Admiral hasn't been criminally charged, and - we could not reach him by phone or at his office.
Nevertheless, the police have to treat the complaint seriously since the coast guard officer is requesting court action. We understand that his complaint has been forwarded to the Commissioner of Police. The Commissioner will then forward to the Ministry, where it will be assessed.
Since the Admiral is head of disciplined armed force, the case may end up at the Security Services Commission, if there is any merit to the complaint against him. As we said, we've been trying to reach him but our checks at the Coast Guard Headquarters revealed that he did not go into the office for the entire day.
The Coast Gaurdsman alleges that the event happened yesterday afternoon when the commander called him into his office to discuss a Facebook post. He alleges that he was verbally abused, and threatened with loss of job and life.
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