00:00Amid heightened concern in the public domain over the laying of charges against Kaya Seeley,
00:07opposition leader Penelope Beckles is calling for urgent intervention.
00:12That matter with Seeley and Samu, I mean that touched I think almost every citizen was concerned about that matter
00:20and I think the whole country was waiting patiently to see what was the outcome.
00:24I have said over and over that an important intervention must be body cameras.
00:31I mean it must, you must have a situation where the public feels fairly confident that we have the best
00:40possible evidence that is available
00:43because had there been no video footage, we, at least we would not have really got nothing as to what
00:49it is that transpires.
00:51The integrity of the leadership of the TTPS has been called into question in light of the most recent developments.
00:59However, the opposition leader notes the buck does not stop with the TTPS.
01:04The most important thing as it relates to fighting crime will always be the issue of trust
01:10because you know that the first call will also, will always be the police officers who do the statements,
01:18who do the investigations, who submit the report to the TPP,
01:21who in most instances would be the ones to decide whether a case has been made out
01:26so that you would see where it is based on the evidence submitted to him, that the TPP then makes
01:33a decision.
01:34But Beckles believes more checks and balances are beneficial.
01:38She's issuing a renewed call for the police complaints authority to be strengthened.
01:43The powers of the PCA, whether the PCA has enough resources and whether as a country we are satisfied
01:51that an organization like them has the kind of teeth to be able to ensure that when they are concerned
01:59that the complaints, that you are satisfied that they have the resources and additional, well, power, first of all,
02:06that we feel sufficiently satisfied that once they submit a report, that of course goes to the next step
02:12because the concern sometimes is who is investigating who.
02:16Many instances is the police investigating the police.
02:20The opposition leader is calling on the government to work with the opposition in the fight against crime.
02:27And that is why the position of the opposition is if you bring good legislation, we will support you.
02:33Not only that, I have also said that we are prepared to work with the government, to sit and work
02:39with the government
02:39because the issue of crime and the solution is not just for the government and the opposition,
02:45it's for the churches, it's for the teachers, it's for every single person.
02:49But the government is not giving the impression that they are willing to work with the opposition
02:54and that they are willing to demonstrate what exactly is their plan to deal with crime.
03:00As a matter of fact, outside of the state of emergency, they have no crime.
03:05Renessa Cutting, TV6 News.
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