OPPOSITION Senator Lambert Brown has called on Minister of National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang and Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake to issue personal apologies to construction worker Alando Gray whose picture was inaccurately posted by the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s on its Wanted Wednesdays feature.

Brown made the call on Friday as the Senate debated and passed the Offences Against the Person (Amendment) Act 2025; the Child Care and Protection (Amendment) Act 2025; and the Criminal Justice (Administration) (Amendment) Act 2025.

During his contribution to the debate Brown said: “Every one of us in this chamber now knows, or ought to know the name Alando Gray. A young man placed on the most wanted list, a young man taunted by the police ‘that if you didn’t turn in yourself you might have gone to see your maker’,” said Brown as argued that while mistakes happen an innocent man could have lost his life.

According to Brown, the leadership of the nation’s security apparatus should apologise to Gray for what was done to him, his reputation, and his family.

“Up to last night [Thursday], Mr Gray had said on a programme elsewhere that nobody in the police high command, or in the political directorate — the minister — had reached out to him and apologised.

“I hope all of us in this Senate will feel the need to say to those in authority, when mistakes are made it’s not enough to throw an apology through the window, but you must go to the victim and apologise to the victim and his family, and do so on camera in the same way we plastered [his image in the media],” said Brown.

“That is why people don’t trust NIDS [national identification system], because they’re saying, ‘How did the police get that photograph?’ ” added Brown.

On June 13 the JCF apologised for wrongly identifying Gray as being wanted for murder, saying it has taken steps to prevent the recurrence of such errors in the future.

In a statement, the JCF acknowledged that it had incorrectly used an image of the construction worker in its Wanted Wednesdays campaign with the incorrect claim that he was wanted for a murder committed in Portmore, St Catherine.

The morning after his image was published Gray turned himself in at Mandeville Police Station with his father and a pastor to clear his name.

He alleged that he was taken into custody and transferred to police in Portmore during which he was berated by cops and accused of being a killer.

Gray was released after four days in custody and said he now lives in fear of his life due to the mix-up.

According to the JCF, the error occurred due to the existence of another individual with the identical name who is wanted in connection with a murder investigation.

“We deeply regret this mistake and offer our sincerest apologies to Mr Alando Gray, recognising any inconvenience or distress this may have caused,” the JCF said.

It said it has since conducted a thorough review of its internal processes and quality management systems to ensure the accuracy and integrity of all information released to the public.

The correct picture of murder suspect Alando “Platinum” Gray who is now listed on Wanted Wednesdays.

The wrong picture of murder suspect Alando Gray, which was posted by the JCF on Wanted Wednesdays. This is a construction worker not linked to any crime.