DPP loses appeal against No-Case decision for Prevost & Power
Prevost and Power, who were allegedly linked to missing money while they were executing search operations while on police duty between January 2012 to July 2014, had been found not guilty in the High Court on March 14, 2022, after a No-Case Submission was upheld in the retrial of the two interdicted officers.
Appeal filed on March 18, 2022
The Office of the DDP, in a press release on March 18, 2022, said it had filed an appeal against the decision of Judge Williams, and that it has the right to appeal such a decision under the Criminal Procedure Ordinance Cap 18 (as amended).
“The Crown appeals the decision of the Learned Trial Judge on the ground that the decision was fundamentally incorrect in law, amongst other grounds of Appeal,” the Office of the DPP had stated in a press release.
‘The appeal is dismissed’
In the judgment handed down on September 18, 2025, the Appeals Court said it was unable to say that Judge Williams’ decision was one that no reasonable judge could have reached, and that the trial judge was plainly wrong.
The case was heard before Hon Gerard St. C. Farara, Hon Mde. Petra Nicola Byer, and Hon Anthony Gonsalves.
“In the circumstances, the threshold for appellate intervention has not been met and the appeal is dismissed,” Judge Gonsalves stated.
The DPP’s representative in court were Mr Sandip Patel KC, and Ms Kelee-Gai Smith.
High-powered attorney Mr Terrence F. Williams KC and Ms Karlene Thomas-Lucien represented Mr Prevost, while Mr Israel Bruce represented Mr Power.
Another loss for the DPP
The decision in the Court of Appeal against the DPP is yet another case lost and comes at a time when the Office of the DPP continues to be criticised for allegedly wasting taxpayers' funds on what some have labelled as unnecessary appeals.
The outspoken clergyman, Bishop John I. Cline, recently called out the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mrs Tiffany R. Scatliffe-Esprit, for allegedly being influenced by the United Kingdom (UK) to prosecute citizens of the Virgin Islands.
To the DPP and the Attorney General’s Chambers, he said, “Whether you’re losing cases because of your own incompetence or you’re losing cases because you ain’t got no case in the first place, you’re losing the case them. And if you’re working on behalf of the UK, stop letting the United Kingdom use you as a tool against your own people. Stop it,” Bishop Cline said on a Facebook live on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
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39 Responses to “DPP loses appeal against No-Case decision for Prevost & Power”
Tax money down the drain plus a lawsuit
Plus got to pay them back for all the years them was not working
From the elite family sucking all the tax money to dpp wasting the little that is left
Officers who going be working for them better look over them shoulders from them and any upset drug man.
It's fine if you doing your job but I going theif from the drug and still send he jail lmfao that's a slap to the face. Them asking the drug to come for them at that point.
Crazy
I guess dpp got another 10 years of losses until she retires or fired (doubt)
Innocent until proven guilty but in the BVI it’s guilty until proven innocent.
Following!
Some are saying the officers were indeed culprable, but apparently the judge overseeing the evidence was not convinced.
It's high time, the DPP office is investigated. Time after time in many critical cases they are coming up short. This is not good for fairness and justice.
There system is working as it should in that if there is no evidence there is no evidence to prove the case beyond a shadow of doubt. That being the case, why is the DPP bringing cases to court without strong evidence? Why?
I think the DPP needs new leadership. Too many cases being lost. That office is not functioning the way it should. It's being rountinely being out lawyered by the defense, and I personally do not have confindence in their ability to win cases and serve justice. She needs to go. It's time...way past time.
“Appeal! Appeal! The law must stand!”
But the judges yawned, said with a grin,
“You’ve lost again—please try not to spin.”
Prevost and Power, sipping their tea,
Said, “No case to answer? Works fine for me.”
While taxpayers mutter with weary sighs,
“Another few million just waved goodbye.”
The courtroom echoed, calm and still,
As justice leaned back, stretched, and chilled.
Irony whispered from the gallery’s wall:
“Seems no case at all… was the case after all.”
When I gave advice to find the right liar/lawyer. Because it's clear to see our DPP can not win a case. And if the courts clears a man or woman of all wrong doing. Who are we to continue to judge these people.
The DPP office lawyers are clearly not the best equipped and prepared for this job.
I can list so many cases for the past 4 years that this office has lost. And yet we still have the same person leading that department.
So again I will say, again who is charger for anything have a 70 percent chance of walking with the current DPP leader and lawyers hired in that department
Please do not blame the lawyers in the office, because the lawyers go off her instructions. In most cases they see where we may cases may be lost, and the DPP still sits on her high horse and tell them to push forward with the matter, because she is ALWAYS RIGHT, IT IS HER WAY OR NO WAY