CoP TAKES DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST COPS

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Four days after the matter involving seven police officers was discharged by Master Sarah Da Silva- after police officers failed to turn up for the hearing and evidence had not been submitted in the case in which the officers were accused of extortion in an incident that occurred in Sangre Grande in 2023. Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood- Christopher says disciplinary action will be taken against the officers who failed to turn up for the hearing of the matter and she was also consulting with the DPP.   Mark Bassant has the story.

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00:00The furor over the collapse of two cases involving police officers this week left

00:05the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service to do damage control. Today, Commissioner

00:10of Police Ila Herwood-Christopher, who reviewed the case report involving the

00:14officers in the extortion case in Sangu Gandhi in 2023, revealed that specific

00:19action will now be taken against police officers specific to this case. At this

00:24time, disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against three officers,

00:29stemming from the first matter involving seven officers. The Commissioner said she

00:35took note of the public's interests and the comments of other stakeholders

00:38regarding these specific cases and she'll also be consulting with the

00:42Director of Public Prosecutions. The Office of the Director of Public

00:46Prosecutions has also been engaged with respect to determining the way forward

00:52with these two matters. The TTPS recognizes the gravity of these matters

01:00and it is my intention to do everything possible to ensure that these matters

01:06are determined in accordance with the full extent of the law. Following the

01:11collapse of the case involving those seven officers on Monday, a similar

01:16situation occurred on Wednesday when five officers were discharged in a

01:20bribery case, which threw an even darker light on how police officers have been

01:24handling court matters pertinent to their colleagues. The Police Complaints

01:28Authority has also given the public an assurance that it will also be

01:32investigating the matters. The Commissioner gave the fervent

01:35assurance to the public that officers who break the law will also be

01:39subjected to a thorough legal process going forward. As Commissioner, I assert

01:44that any officer found to have engaged in misconduct or failed to meet the

01:52required standards of performance will be held accountable. The TTPS remains

01:59committed to transparency, fairness and the pursuit of justice for all.

02:06Mark Besant, TV6 News.

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