D.P.P. drops charge against Trujeque

In related news, the Director of Public Prosecutions today dropped charges against B.T.L.’s Human Resources Manager, Dale Trujeque. According to D.P.P. Kirk Anderson, he was never notified or consulted by the police prior to their levying the charge against Trujeque, namely “taking part in a strike in connection with a trade dispute without the dispute being reported to the Minister of Labour.” Anderson says that he only became aware of the charge through media reports after Trujeque had been arrested and taken to court and that was when he inquired into whether or not there was a proper legal basis for the action. Anderson said that based on the proposed evidence, while Trujeque undoubtedly took part in the cessation of work at B.T.L., his actions did not constitute his going on strike so far as the term is defined under the Settlement of Disputes in Essential Services Act. In addition, the proposed evidence did not reveal that Trujeque was involved in any trade dispute, hence the dropping of the charge.