 However, in an interview with Imedi television, relatives of Telia claim that he would not hold a gun in his right hand as he was left-handed.Additionally they claimed that Telia had alleged that certain officials from the Ministry wanted 'to get rid of him' because of information he possessed about their possible involvement in drug trafficking.In a 2005 interview the former police officer claimed the police had unsuccessfully tried to arrest him under fabricated charges.