DEOSARAN TO POLSC: MOVE CAUTIOUSLY

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Former Police Service Commission Chairman Professor Ramesh Deosaran is urging the current commission to exercise caution when taking its next step in the Erla Harewood Christopher matter.   Responding to the TTPS’ release of Police Commissione Christopher without charge on Saturday, Deosaran says putting an acting commissioner while investigations continue is not a clear cut decision.   He spoke with reporter Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh earlier today.

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00:00As investigations into the firearms importation case continue, former Chairman of the Police

00:05Service Commission, Professor Ramesh Devsaran, says the release of Police Commissioner Ulla

00:10Harewood-Christopher on Saturday should give the public some degree of reassurance that

00:16due diligence and fairness is being meted out to those involved.

00:21The public should be satisfied with having the DPP as an independent constitutional official

00:32because in other words he has helped to rescue the situation from the area of darkness it

00:39has plunged ourselves in.

00:41The system seems to have worked and so far, so far, not completely so, but so far in favour

00:48of the Commissioner of Police Ulla-Christopher, so while some relief has been brought upon

00:56her, it is so far temporary relief subject to, as the DPP instructed, further enquiries.

01:04Speaking to TV6 News, he says it is a significant development to see that while she was released,

01:10the DPP noted his decision was subject to continuing enquiries, implying the investigation

01:16is not yet finished.

01:18There are some gaps still to be filled, as pointed out by Ms Ulla, and I would ask the

01:25Police Service Commission to move very cautiously, but of course they will have to appoint, they

01:32may also consider appointing an acting Police Commissioner from the available DCPs.

01:40I would advise the Police Service Commission, with respect, to seek proper legal advice

01:48as to how to move forward.

01:50He points out that the case is not clear-cut, where there is a resignation or vacancy to

01:56fill and legal advice on the next step of the Police Service Commission is crucial.

02:02Cindy Raghuban Tika Singh, TV6 News.

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