The Bermuda Police Service has concluded its investigation into the protests outside Parliament on December 2, according to a police spokesman, with “a number of files” sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration.

To date, 15 people have been issued with court summonses “relating to a range of offences”.

Along with the BPS investigation into allegations of criminal conduct by some protesters, complaints from the public against police officers are being investigated, with a third issue being the independent peer review of the police response to the protests, prepared by a senior UK police officer.

The use of pepper spray was outside the scope of the peer review, the spokesman said — but “multiple” complaints have been referred to the independent Police Complaints Authority. The results of its review have yet to be announced.

The peer review, released by the Governor on March 28, has come under query for its scant reference to incapacitant spray, but that item was said to be outside the remit of the National Police Coordination Centre in London.

“The report contains an independent assessment by an experienced public order practitioner of the planning, command, and tactics used by the police along with ten recommendations to be considered,” the spokesman said.