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Informing The Uninformed....
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August
6, 2004
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“…. THE POLICE COULD BE PART OF THE RISE OF CRIME
WE ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW.” THERE WAS ALSO SUGGESTION THAT “THERE SHOULD BE
REGULAR CHECKS ON MEMBERS OF THE FORCE TO ENSURE THEY WERE NOT USING DRUGS OR
ALCOHOL.”
“SOME OF THEM MIGHT WELL BE ON DRUGS WITH THIS SORT
OF THING HAPPENING (RISE IN CRIME). HOW CAN POLICE JOIN WITH A GANG TO BEAT UP
INNOCENT PEOPLE?”
THESE suggestions WERE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEPUTY PRIME
MINISTER, HONOURABLE WILMOTH DANIEL FOLLOWING A recent INCIDENT INVOLVING
MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY IN WHICH HE REPORTEDLY ACCUSED THE POLICE OF BEING
INVOLVED.
THE SUGGESTIONS THAT THE POLICE: “COULD BE PART OF
THE CRIME RISE, COULD BE ON DRUGS OR ALCOHOL AND HAD JOINED A GANG TO BEAT UP
INNOCENT PEOPLE,” ARE MALICIOUS, BASELESS AND ARE DESIGNED NOT ONLY TO PROVoke
PUBLIC RIDICULE AND MISTRUST AGAINST THE POLICE FORCE BUT ALSO TO TARNISH ITS
IMAGE, REPUTATION and to DEMORALISE ITS MEMBERS.
IT IS MY VIEW THAT THE HONOURABLE MINISTER’S
COmments Were RECKLESS AND IRRESPONSIBLE and HAve DONE IRREPARABLE HARM TO THE
VERY INSTITUTION which HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF LAW AND
ORDER and THE SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF ALL LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS.
In regard to the police alleged involvement,
Preliminnary investigation so far, has not revealed evidence implicating any
police officer in the said incident.
The public is advised that the matter will be
thoroughly investigated and anyone who is found to be criminally responsible
will be dealt with according to law.
……………………………………
Commissioner of Police
