Police 'have not talked to Save the Bays directors'

Mon, Apr 4th 2016, 11:17 AM


Fred Smith

ATTORNEY Fred Smith, QC, yesterday questioned why police have not interviewed him or any other members of Save The Bays in reference to an alleged murder for hire plot.

Mr. Smith also again questioned why Prime Minister Perry Christie and Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis met with police over the investigation when “they had nothing to do” with the alleged scheme.

In an interview with The Tribune, Mr. Smith also said he understands the two men at the centre of the alleged murder plot, Livingston “Toggie” Bullard and Wisler “Bobo” Davilma were released from police custody on Friday, however police have not confirmed this.

Last week, Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade told reporters that the two alleged criminals were taken into police custody on Wednesday morning. He did not provide further details. He could not be reached for comment yesterday.

Last month, Mr. Greenslade told reporters that he had launched an investigation into allegations that Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard orchestrated a murderous plot against his billionaire neighbour Louis Bacon and Mr. Smith, his chief opponents in an ongoing campaign against development at Nygard Cay.

According to court documents filed by several directors of Save The Bays on March 9, Bullard and Davilma identified themselves as high profile “gang members” and alleged that Mr. Nygard gave them a “hit list” of people to murder or “send a message” to.

Four Save The Bays directors - Joseph Darville, Romauld Ferreira, Mr. Smith and Mr. Bacon - along with Rev C B Moss, who is not a part of the group, filed a writ in the Supreme Court against Mr. Nygard and lawyer Keod Smith. They allege that the defendants orchestrated a two-and-a-half-year campaign of fear and violence to “kill or scare off” activists Mr. Nygard saw as opponents to development plans for his Lyford Cay property.

On Sunday, Mr. Smith said he found it “strange” that police seemed to have “questioned everyone” but Save The Bays’ directors.

“I would like to know why the commissioner is interviewing my prime minister, my deputy prime minister, ‘Toggie’ and ‘Bobo’ but not Peter Nygard. The police have gone out of their way to tell the world they interviewed everyone but they have not even talked to us yet,” Mr. Smith said.

“I am just as important as the prime minister and so is Joe Darville and Rev C. B. Moss. From 2015, we have written and complained about the intimidation, the harassment, the threats, the hate rallies we say Mr. Nygard and Mr. Keod Smith (allegedly) initiated against us. I understand ‘Toggie’ and ‘Bobo’ have been released. We are not worried about that. The person police really need to be interviewing is Mr. Nygard,” Mr. Smith added.

Mr. Greenslade previously had said the independent investigation would determine whether there is anything of a criminal nature that the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) should be pursuing.

He also said earlier this month, that he received no complaints from anyone mentioned in the 400-page affidavit filed by Save the Bays who claimed their lives were threatened. He also previously said he had not received any reports from anyone who had information of someone doing a “wrong deed” and that as a result of this investigation, several persons “could be arrested and charged or worse.”

By SANCHESKA BROWN

Tribune Staff Reporter

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