Chuck calls for probe into Bunting 'robbery'

The Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) yesterday remained unconvinced the country has heard the full story regarding an incident involving National Security Minister Peter Bunting on Saturday night.

Yesterday Delroy Chuck, opposition spokesman on national security, said he was concerned that there have been conflicting reports about whether Bunting was held up or if a villa at which he was visiting friends in Portland was burglarised.

It was initially reported that Bunting and a female companion were held up and

robbed by thieves who brandished knives at them.

Bunting later rejected the report, saying it was a burglary and the items stolen belonged to friends he was visiting in the parish.

He said thieves entered through an open window and stole the items from a back room.

Reliable sources

But yesterday, Chuck said he has been told by reliable sources that Bunting was in fact held up.

"It is not only a question of whether or not the allegations from persons who are in the know are true as against Mr Bunting's word," Chuck said, "but more importantly, the items were recovered rather quickly during the course of the night. How was that done? Was money paid? And why is it no arrest has been made if the items were so quickly recovered?"

Chuck is calling for a full investigation into the matter.