Port-of-Spain: Police Commisisoner Dwayne Gibbs has kept his promise to write to to world governing football body, FIFA, requesting any information that may help kickstart an investigation locally, into the allegation that US$1 million was illegally brought into this country, to allegedly pay bribes to CFU members.
It creates mounting pressure for Works and Transport Minister and suspended FIFA Vice-President Jack Warner who is at the center of the controversy and is already being investigated by FIFA.
The Opposition People's National Movement accused the Commissioner of dereliction of duty for the failure so far to investigate the claims but last Friday, the Commissioner announced his intention to write to FIFA requesting information to help jumpstart an investigation.
In a statement today, Commissioner Gibbs kept true to his word, stating he "has dispatched a letter to the Federation International of Football Association (FIFA) requesting information they may have that may assist the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service into commencing any investigation/s into any alleged criminal activity within our jurisdiction."
Commissioner Gibbs, who previously stated that there was not enough tangible evidence to begin an investigation stated today, that "the correspondence was dispatched through FedEx and the Commissioner of Police awaits a response from FIFA."
The Opposition had given the top cop a five-day ultimatum to get an investigation going or risk being referred to the Police Service Commission.
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