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The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service is weighing in on the failure of the Zones of Special Operations Bill, with just three days remaining before the State of Emergency extension expires.

The Service, however, remains tight-lipped regarding the most recent police-involved killing in St. Augustine. Rynessa Cutting reports.
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00:00With the failure of the Zone of Special Operations Bill at the Senate coupled
00:05with the impending expiration of the state of emergency on January 31st,
00:10the GDPR says it is optimistic of its crime-fighting abilities, even in the absence.
00:15The Triana-Dobago Police Service, we have...
00:20always been involved in crime prevention, crime detection.
00:25These strategies will continue to be part of...
00:30and parcel of what the police do on a regular basis.
00:34So, therefore...
00:35that bill being passed does not negate what we do.
00:39We have a strategic...
00:40planning, operational plan, the commission of police.
00:43He is in total control of the...
00:45police service and he has been engaging all the various...
00:50arms of the police service to ensure that we fulfill our goals and objective.
00:55So, I want to assure you in Antibago that the Triana-Dobago Police Service, we are ready.
01:00to ensure that 2026 will be a year where we go...
01:05out there and do our jobs without fear of favor, malice or ill will.
01:08The police service has come in...
01:10for public condemnation in some quarters.
01:13After CCTV footage of a police...
01:15killing in St. Augustine went viral.
01:17The Law Association notes that the police...
01:20commissioner's account of the incident...
01:22appears to be at odds with the video footage.
01:25As we deal with the situation, we are...
01:30actively investigating all our matters.
01:33We believe in a level of...
01:35transparency, integrity and accountability.
01:37And that, I can assure you, will be done in all of my...
01:40matters.
01:41Nevertheless, we want to...
01:42you know, zero in on the purpose why we are here, which...
01:45is that of the school-oriented policing unit.
01:48And, you know, we...
01:50I want to just say in relation to that, that...
01:53you know, as police officers...
01:55we believe that whatever we do...
01:57must be above board.
02:00There have been calls for the officers in...
02:02question to be suspended.
02:04However, on Monday...
02:05the police commissioner said...
02:07he saw no reason for suspension...
02:09and...
02:10recommended counseling instead.
02:12What is the status of the officers involved...
02:14in that incident?
02:15in terms of whether they are still on active duty, etc.
02:19.
02:20that...
02:21you're talking about the incident that...
02:23um...
02:24at this point in time, I'm...
02:25I'm unable to...
02:26go into that...
02:27because...
02:28um...
02:29as you know...
02:30I came...
02:30dealing with the particular issue...
02:32that I've just stated here.
02:33All right.
02:34Nobody...
02:35I guess...
02:36um...
02:37I can assure you...
02:38as soon as I get more information...
02:39we can make that information...
02:40uh...
02:41we can get that information to you.
02:42Renessa Cutting...
02:43TV6 News.
02:45It's a part of the consortium...
02:46van...
02:47from Service...
02:48We canerstromion and cancel, let's see...
02:49to see...
02:50where it is...
02:51that...
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02:54so, I've given this.
02:55I cannot believe from these, can't be choices...
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03:03if that...
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03:05which means?
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03:08is not like the key, it, but...
03:10if that comes from...
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