Part of the problem is that the unit has been hiding behind national security to buy aircraft and parts that have not been cleared by Parliament.
Cases have been reported of other aviation firms that have used police fuel, but instead of replacing the fuel, they make the cash refunds, which are rarely accounted for.
After years of operating a unit that had turned into a bottomless pit in which taxpayers’ money was spent buying aircraft that fell out of the sky or got grounded just months after being bought, the chickens are finally coming home to roost for the commanders of the Police Air Wing.
There is disquiet at the unit based at Wilson Airport as restructuring and investigations looms. The impending moves will see some top commanders taken to court to answer corruption and mismanagement charges, or have their contracts terminated.
