Liar, Liar, Wiltshire Police Crime Commissioner Philip Wilkinson’s Pants are on Fire!!

In what appears to be a deliberate attempt to smear the campaign of opposition candidate for Wiltshire Police Crime Commissioner, independent Mike Rees, it seems existing PCC Philip Wilkinson has outright and unashamedly lied in a Facebook comment….

In the comment, Mr Wilkinson states Mr Rees was “part of the force that went into special measures and I am the PCC getting it out of special measures.” We can confirm from Mr Rees that this is untrue. “I left ten years ago when the force was in good order,” he told Devizine, and said, “he clearly needs to check his facts.”

We have contacted the office of the PCC but as of yet they have not responded.

It seems Mr Wilkinson is clearly concerned about the outcome of the forthcoming Wiltshire PCC election, as Mr Rees’ campaign makes considerable gains, but to make such a misinformed statement at this time is surely detrimental to his own. We find ourselves asking if Mr Wilkinson is prepared to lie through his teeth in order to slander the opposition, what else he prepared to tell porkies about?!

Here at Devizine we remain hopeful for a time of change, a time when the rapport between police and the community is united, and we believe this is best accomplished by a PCC with on-hand experience in the police force. 

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