The file in the case against the attorney-at law who was held by a police team from the Anti-Corruption Branch for allegedly trying to bribe a cop, has now been submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions for a ruling.

The Manchester police said yesterday that the lawyer, who was in custody, was held on reasonable suspicion for breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act (2000) and for attempting to pervert the course of justice.

"The file in the case has been submitted and we are now awaiting a ruling in the matter," Superintendent Lascelles Taylor said yesterday.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), in a press release yesterday, said the lawyer -- who was providing legal representation for two persons facing the courts on various charges -- allegedly contacted the arresting officer in the cases and made arrangements for a sum of money to be paid to the arresting officer later this month.

"The Anti-Corruption Branch was then informed of the arrangements to bribe the police officer, after which a sting operation was set up. It was during this sting operation that the lawyer was arrested after he made a part-payment of $10,000 to the arresting officer as a bribe to compromise the cases on behalf of his clients," the JCF release said.

The Jamaica Observer