DPP loses appeal against No-Case decision for
Prevost and Power, who were allegedly linked to missing money while they were executing search operations while on police duty between January 2012 to July 2014, had been found not guilty in the Hi...
Prevost and Power, who were allegedly linked to missing money while they were executing search operations while on police duty between January 2012 to July 2014, had been found not guilty in the High Court on March 14, 2022, after a No-Case Submission was upheld in the retrial of the two interdicted officers.
Appeal filed on March 18, 2022 The Office of the DDP, in a press release on March 18, 2022, said it had filed an appeal against the decision of Judge Williams, and that it has the right to appeal such a decision under the Criminal Procedure Ordinance Cap 18 (as amended). “The Crown appeals the decision of the Learned Trial Judge on the ground that the decision was fundamentally incorrect in law, amongst other grounds of Appeal,” the Office of the DPP had stated in a press release. ‘The appeal is dismissed’ In the judgment handed down on September 18, 2025, the Appeals Court said it was unable to say that Judge Williams’ decision was one that no reasonable judge could have reached, and that the trial judge was plainly wrong.
Petra Nicola Byer, and Hon Anthony Gonsalves. “In the circumstances, the threshold for appellate intervention has not been met and the appeal is dismissed,” Judge Gonsalves stated. The DPP’s representative in court were Mr Sandip Patel KC, and Ms Kelee-Gai Smith. Williams KC and Ms Karlene Thomas-Lucien represented Mr Prevost, while Mr Israel Bruce represented Mr Power.
Another loss for the DPP The decision in the Court of Appeal against the DPP is yet another case lost and comes at a time when the Office of the DPP continues to be criticised for wasting taxpayers' funds on what some have labelled as unnecessary appeals. Cline, recently called out the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mrs Tiffany R.
Scatliffe-Esprit, for allegedly being influenced by the United Kingdom (UK) to prosecute citizens of the Virgin Islands. To the DPP and the Attorney General’s Chambers, he said, “Whether you’re losing cases because of your own incompetence or you’re losing cases because you ain’t got no case in the first place, you’re losing the case them.
And if you’re working on behalf of the UK, stop letting the United Kingdom use you as a tool against your own people. Stop it.” This online news site is the sole property of and is operated by Advance Marketing and Professional Services dba Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) in the Virgin Islands.
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