With immediate effect, Assistant Commissioner of Police Irwin Hackshaw has been suspended.

This follows the completion of the preliminary probe by the Police Complaints Authority into the bank accounts of ACP Hackshaw.

The injections of significant amounts of money into the ACP’s accounts have raised some suspicions, and led to calls for an investigation.

PCA Director David West told Newscenter 5 yesterday, the matter is now with the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Police Commissioner Gary Griffith has come under some fire for his treatment of the issue involving his senior officer.

He has also denied claims that his executive has been stalling investigations into the financial transactions of ACP Hackshaw.

In stories published by the Express Newspaper it was reported that the banks flagged the multi-million dollar transactions to the Financial Intelligence Unit.

This came after deposits into over 15 personal accounts belonging to ASP Hackshaw.

In a statement yesterday Commissioner Griffith is quoted as saying now that the PCA’s investigations are complete, he is in a position to act on the matter. 

Several weeks ago Commissioner Griffith said he was not prepared to bow to internal and external pressure, based on newspaper articles.

Commissioner Griffith had said prior to the latest development that there were no recommendations made by either the PCA or the TTPS with regard to any criminal offence.

He said what he received in August was a recommendation for disciplinary action based on an initial report.

Earlier this year, Commissioner Griffith told a news conference that the police investigation of ACP Hackshaw found no evidence of criminal conduct and that the police findings had been sent to the DPP to ensure complete transparency in the police service and its investigations.

ACP Hackshaw is expected to retire from the TTPS later this year.