President Irfaan Ali has ordered a full and complete investigation into the circumstances surrounding the early release of convicted murderer, Bibi Gopaul, who was jailed for the 2010 murder of her teenage daughter Neesa Gopaul.

Gopaul was quietly released weeks ago following the reduction of her time behind bars based on the questionable calculations put together by the Prison Service.

Expressing his concern over the issue, President Ali told News Source late last night that he has requested all of the information surrounding the woman’s release, including the calculations of her sentence and time served, to be made available to him.

He said if anyone is found responsible for misconduct in relation to Gopaul’s early release, they will face full consequences and be held accountable.

Last year, Gopaul’s 45-year prison sentence was reduced to 30-years by the CCJ with the possibility of parole coming after serving 15 years and 5 years being deducted from her sentence for the time she had already spent behind bars.

Prison Director Nicklon Elliott told News Source yesterday that a number of factors including good behaviour and remissions were factored into the early release of Gopaul, but other senior Prison Officials still questioned the early release pointing to the possibility of the woman being provided with more remissions than she was entitled to.

The Parole Board was never contacted about the matter, and the Chairperson of the Parole Board told News Source that she was surprised with the early release. She said the matter was never place before the Parole Board and the Board therefore played no role in Gopaul’s early release.

The President is expected to meet today with senior officials of the Prison Service and the Home Affairs Ministry on the issue.

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