The Police Federation will no longer assist its embattled former chairman Corporal Rohan James with legal fees in his fight against his interdiction by the high command of the Jamaica Constabulary Force.

At a meeting of the organistation’s Central Committee on Tuesday, the majority of members voted against further legal fees assistance for James, who has been under interdiction since July 2023 over remarks he made criticizing the high command at a funeral service for a slain cop.

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The decision by the federation has not gone down well with some rank-and-file cops, who are represented by the organisation.

“If they treat a former chairman like this, how would they treat someone like me if I get in trouble?” one cop, who wished to remain anonymous, told Observer Online.

Another disgruntled cop, in light of the decision, has called on the relevant authorities to conduct a forensic audit into the financial affairs of the federation.

“What are they using money to do? When a member now needs the funds they don’t want to support him,” the crime fighter said.

James, who had chided the high command for allegedly failing to have overtime payments made to rank-and-file police personnel, despite the Government approving such a system to calculate and make the payments, returns to the Supreme Court in his legal battle on Wednesday morning.

The federation’s current chairman, Arleen McBean, in light of the vote against further legal fees assistance for James, has reached out to the wider federation membership seeking financial support for the former chairman in the amount of $2 million to help cover the payments.

James is being represented by attorney-at-law Lemar Neale.