Syvret says police raid ‘worse than Mugabe’

Friday 7th January 2011, 2:56PM GMT.

Former Senator Stuart Syvret

FORMER Health Minister Stuart Syvret said in the Royal Court yesterday that a raid on his former home was heavier-handed than those conducted by the regime of Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe.

Mr Syvret criticised the 2009 States police raid on the Grouville premises, which involved a search by ten police officers.

After the raid the former Health Minister was detained by the police for seven hours.His arrest led to his trial in November 2010 for motoring offences and for breaching data protection laws.

Mr Syvret was in court for a hearing relating to his appeal against a ten-week jail sentence for contempt of court. That sentence was imposed in November followed his trial and he is currently on bail until his appeal is heard.

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