Investigations into the case of two men who went missing from the Washington Boulevard plaza in 2004 after they were allegedly accosted by police personnel has been reopened.

Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of crime, Mark Shields, made the revelation yesterday at a press conference held at the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) Anti-Corruption Branch offices on Oxford Road.

Shields said the move to reopen the case in which Oliver Duncan, 35-year-old auto body repairman and Kemar Walters, 19, a mechanic apprentice, went missing on December 23, 2004, was prompted by new information provided by The Gleaner and enquiries subsequent.

He continued: "In view of the new information that has come to light, the JCF has decided to reopen the investigation which will be conducted by Operation Kingfish with the assistance of two senior, specialist homicide investigators from the United Kingdom."

He said solving the case, which was closed in 2007 after the Crown said there was insufficient evidence to prosecute an accused corporal fingered in the disappearance of the men, would both bring closure to the families of the missing men and correct the foul reputation it has brought on the JCF.

Reports of the incident are that the police drove to the parking lot of the Washington Boulevard plaza where they accosted both men, one of whom was said to be involved in a car-stealing ring involving members of the police. Both men have been missing since. It is believed that they were abducted and subsequently murdered.

The overseas specialists assigned to assist are Colin Fish, a retired detective superintendent and Mick Turner, a retired superintendent.