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Tuesday September 9th
, 2008:
The New National Party is
concerned about the implication of a
recent statement made by the new
Commissioner of Police James Clarkson
which can be described as misleading and
seeks to attack the reputation of the
police officers concerned.
In a recent press
conference, the Commissioner was heard
to say that all the files in the Special
Branch Unit of the RGPF were destroyed
soon after the July 8th general
elections. This gave the perception
that certain files were deliberately
destroyed in order to hide certain
information. It further gave the
impression that this action was taken to
protect the former Government.
If the Commissioner took
the time off to research, he would have
learnt that all the information that he
has reported as missing from that
Department are all on the computer
system which the United States
Government gave to the Royal Grenada
Police Force nearly three years ago.
The normal procedure in
that Unit is to enter all important and
relevant information on the computer
system from the paper files and
subsequently destroy the paper files.
This procedure has been used ever since
the computer system for retaining
information was engaged. All Special
Branch officers can attest to that fact.
Additionally, there is a
back-up system in place keeping all
records just in case there is a problem
in the main system, so there is no need
to keep a stack of paper documents in
the Unit to clog up the limited space
there.
The New National Party
calls on the Commissioner to avoid
taking any hasty action or making any
unnecessary public comments which can
further demoralize members of the Police
Force as their services are so necessary
to maintaining the peace and stability
Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique
has enjoyed over the last thirteen
years. |
