<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> <meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator" /> <link href="file:///C:\\DOCUME~1\\halshane\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msohtml1\\01\\clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /><o:smarttagtype name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> A police officer, who was allegedly involved in an altercation with a CVM cameraman in St. Ann on the weekend, has been interdicted.

Police Commissioner Owen Ellington ordered the immediate interdiction of the policeman, pending the outcome of an investigation that has been launched into the matter.

Special Constable Ricardo Lewis of the Mobile Reserve was involved in an altercation with CVM cameraman Kirk Hall, on Saturday, July 3.  

Hall was briefly held by police, while he was filming an operation being conduced in Steer Town.

During the operation, Donovan Pottinger was reportedly killed by the police.

Mr. Hall was reportedly relieve of his camera.

He was then locked in a police vehicle for several hours and then released without charge.

No reason was given for his being held.

A release issued by the CCN says the action was deemed necessary as a result of questionable behaviour on the part of Constable Lewis, while on duty at the scene of a fatal shooting in St. Ann.

Commissioner Ellington is reminding all members of the force of the need to conduct themselves with the highest level of integrity and professionalism.

The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) had expressed shock at the incident.

The Association had requested that the matter be investigated by the Commissioner, and the necessary actions taken against the officer involved.