A chief constable was criticised by three judges today for defying a high court order to return computer hard drives containing evidence of suspected child abuse to an expert witness.
Colin Port, the chief constable of Avon and Somerset police, escaped a prison term for contempt of court because he returned the files from 87 computer hard drives to the expert yesterday evening, hours before the officer appeared at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
According to this Guardian report "The case pitted the chief constable against Jim Bates". I beg to differ. Port challenged the law and the law won. He backed down at the last minute. Nevertheless, nobody is above the law. Not even someone who is a Chief Constable. He must be removed from power. And the sooner the better.
