Former police commissioner Winston Felix says that the negative comments about the work of the Guyana Police Force ought to be used “like a mirror” to improve the service to the public.
Felix, who is the Shadow Home Affairs Minister for A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), made the comment in response to statements by Home Affairs minister Clement Rohee at last week Thursday’s graduation ceremony for members of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit. Rohee, in his address, bashed media reportage on law enforcement, noting that most of it is negative and unjustified. He said that what is needed are recommendations that would move the force forward.
“The problem with Rohee is that he wants to make the force look good under circumstances where there is unprofessional behavior which is not accepted by the public and he is voicing opinions against those who criticise the force with no empathy for the public who suffer at the hand of the