Army investigates soldier’s claims

Sources revealed that on Saturday, Pritchard asked for the report after Private Brian Stephens contacted Newsday a day earlier and claimed that he was asked to accompany a senior officer to Siparia in 2014, and 24 hours later the senior officer accused him of going to Siparia without the permission of his seniors.

According to Stephens, his salary was suddenly stopped and he was transferred to Camp Ogden and then back to Headquarters.

As a result of this he asked for a discharge from the Army but up until yesterday this discharge was never formalised. Private Stephens said that he hired an attorney to seek his legal interest in the matter but feels that every effort is being made by persons within the Defence Force to cover up all the ills committed against him. Stephens contacted Newsday again yesterday and said that he was invited to a meeting at the Army headquarters but he has opted not to go because he simply does not trust his colleagues. He is now awaiting the intervention of Pritchard and is hoping this matter is dealt with once and for all.