👮‍♂️ Former tourism official sues police and DPP for malicious prosecution

Dalton Errald Watler-Lyons, a former deputy chief officer in the tourism ministry, has filed a lawsuit against the police commissioner, the director of public prosecutions, the attorney general, and others. Watler alleges that he was unlawfully investigated, arrested, charged, and prosecuted over claims that $30,000 found at his home were proceeds of crime. The case was dismissed halfway through the trial due to insufficient evidence, and the prosecution was unable to challenge Watler's claim that the money was from his personal savings account. 🏦

Watler's lawsuit states that the defendants acted unlawfully when they procured a search warrant for his home. He claims that he was unlawfully arrested and maliciously prosecuted, resulting in severe mental anguish, for which he is still receiving medical treatment. Watler also alleges that his reputation and sense of well-being in the community have been affected. He is seeking undisclosed damages for injury to his reputation and character, indignity, disgrace, humiliation, and deprivation of his liberty. 🚔

Watler is a well-known figure in local sports and a former chairperson of the Cayman Islands Athletics Association. He asserts that his standing and fame in the community have also been damaged due to the unlawful actions of the authorities. 🏃‍♂️