MP Charles wants PCA to prosecute
MP for Naparima Rodney Charles. -
NAPARIMA MP Rodney Charles urged that the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) be allowed to directly laid charges to prosecute an errant police officer they have investigated, but Minister of National Security Stuart Young retorted that prosecutions remain to be decided by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) with the Government having no intention to change this.
The House of Representatives on Friday debated a bill to improve PCA powers, the Miscellaneous Provisions (Special Reserve Police and Police Complaints Authority) Bill 2020.
Charles said the bill did not change the fact that the PCA lacks the power to function effectively. He said the Attorney General himself in 2016 in a news story had lamented that the PCA lacked the powers, privileges and immunities to do its job properly, but works with its hands and feet tied and a gag in its mouth.
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US government donates crime scene simulation facility to TTPS
The following press release was submitted to Wired868 by the United States Embassy:
Photo: Left to right: Deputy Commissioner of Police McDonald Jacob, Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith, Minister Stuart Young & Chargé d’Affaires Shante Moore officially open the new U.S.-funded TTPS Training Facility (courtesy US Embassy).
In our continued efforts to help enhance rule of law and improve citizen security in Trinidad and Tobago, the United States provided nearly $750,000 to redevelop a historic building at the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Academy.
The new crime scene simulation facility will enable investigators to hone their skills in typical environments where crime occurs, including a home and a bank. This investment will contribute to additional arrests, better collection of evidence, and more successful prosecutions.
Left to right: Deputy Commissioner of Police McDonald Jacob, Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith, Minister Stuart Young & Chargé d’Affaires Shante Moore officially open the new U.S.-funded TTPS Training Facility.
The United States government has donated close to $750,000 to redevelop a crime scene simulation facility at the TTPS Academy.
The US Embassy says the new crime scene simulation facility will enable investigators to hone their skills in typical environments where crime occurs, including a home and a bank.
The following is a press release from the US Embassy:
In our continued efforts to help enhance rule of law and improve citizen security in Trinidad and Tobago, the United States provided nearly $750,000 to redevelop a historic building at the TTPS Academy.
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