00:00Public scrutiny continues to intensify over the Samaru-Seeli police shooting matter,
00:06with growing outrage over conflicting accounts, police use of force,
00:11and the manslaughter charges laid against Kia Seeli,
00:15who was left paralyzed following the January incident.
00:18Today, President of the Police, Social and Welfare Association, ASP Ishmael Pitt,
00:24urges citizens to respect the investigative process.
00:28And we know that the public is very, how we should pay incense regarding any instance of what they may
00:38perceive as a police cover-up.
00:40And that is why we rely on the Director of Public Prosecution in order to act as that individual or
00:49that office who is quite independent.
00:52ASP Pitt says, while members of the public may feel information surrounding the matter,
00:58keeps shifting.
00:59That is often part of the investigative process, as authorities work to piece together events.
01:05We are aware that there were accounts provided in the public domain.
01:11And what we could say is that at different stages of an investigation,
01:17the updates in themselves may appear different.
01:20So what you may be exposed to at the initial point of an inquiry could change upon the completion of
01:29an investigation.
01:30Meanwhile, Trustee of the Association, Jason Johnson, says the country's legal and investigative systems function independently.
01:40That people have to recognize how the justice system functions.
01:46The police service has its own function.
01:48The office of the DPP has their own function.
01:51And the DPP's office is not to look at things from an emotional standpoint, but rather from an evidence-based
02:02position.
02:03Johnson adds that even when efforts are made to keep citizens updated in sensitive matters such as this,
02:11public dissatisfaction often remains.
02:14So it is not something that is static.
02:16So when we provide the information, it's a bittersweet period.
02:23It's like damned if you do, damned if you don't.
02:25Nicole M. Romany, TV6 News.
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