Police chief wins court decision on suspension review

POLICE chief Graham Power has obtained permission to apply for a judicial review into the Home Affairs Minister’s decision that he should remain suspended.

The application in the Royal Court yesterday was in relation to the decision made in March by Senator Ian Le Marquand that the police chief should remain suspended until after the investigation by the Chief Constable of the Wiltshire Constabulary into the control Mr Power had over the historical child abuse Haut de la Garenne inquiry.

Solicitor General Tim Le Cocq, who was representing the Home Affairs Minister, said that the minister had no objection to this application by Mr Power.

This was a revised application made by Mr Power in relation to his suspension; a previous application was withdrawn. No application for costs was made on the minister’s behalf and the court made no order in that respect.