Former police commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin said that he was “well aware” of the political manoeuvres of former Tivoli Gardens strongman, Christopher “Dudus” Coke, who is aligned to the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).
The Jamaica Observer reported that Lewin, who is being cross examined at the Commission of Enquiry currently underway in Kingston into the extradition of accused drug and gun runner Coke, said he knew that Coke was involved in political campaigns in Prime Minister Bruce Golding’s West Kingston constituency.
He also testified that he was not surprised that the government hesitated to sign the authority to proceed, allowing the security forces to arrest Coke, after security minister Dwight Nelson had expressed fears that Coke’s extradition could topple the government.
