A lawsuit has been filed against the Bermuda Police Service on behalf of Mahesh Reddy, a physician partnered with former Premier Ewart Brown at Bermuda Healthcare Services.

Dr Reddy was arrested and questioned in May, and his home searched, as part of what police described as a financial investigation.

Dr Brown, who has denounced the arrest as illegal and politically motivated, told The Royal Gazette on Wednesday that the writ had been filed, adding that he could not comment further until the court had seen the documents.

The former Progressive Labour Party leader has previously said that police had begun questioning Dr Reddy’s credentials as a physician — and likened the matter to a state of war.

A public access to information request by this newspaper subsequently revealed that a five-year investigation into claims of corruption against Dr Brown had cost more than $2.2 million to date.

A police spokesman declined to comment on the latest legal turn.

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