The Supreme Court this afternoon dismissed an application from human rights lobby group Jamaicans For Justice, JFJ which challenged the promotion of Superintendent Delroy Hewitt by the Police Service Commission.
JFJ had raised strong objection to the appointment of the veteran crime fighter to the rank of Senior Superintendent.
However, Justice Bertram Morris who heard the matter in April, refused the application of the lobby group.
JFJ says it will be appealing the ruling.
In the motion filed before the Judicial Review, JFJ had asked the court to quash the promotion of Mr Hewitt to the rank of Senior Superintendent.
JFJ had written to the Police Service Commission urging that body not to accept the recommendation of the Police Commissioner to promote Superintendent Hewitt.
JFJ had opposed the promotion on the basis of alleged human rights abuses by the crime fighter.
The lobby group said it had submitted material of alleged human rights abuses by the senior cop, but this was disregarded by the Services Commission.
JFJ had also asked the High Court to direct the authorities to investigate 28 cases of alleged abuses by the senior cop.
SSP Hewitt is highly regarded in the police force for his tough stance on gangs and hoodlums in his division.
In January, Police Commissioner Owen Ellington commended SSP Hewitt and his team for their efforts in reducing murders and shootings in the tough St Andrew South Police Division.
57 murders were recorded in the division last year when compared with 97 murders recorded in 2010.
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