Superintendent Dion Moore has replaced Senior Superintendent Ian Amsterdam as Traffic Chief, a move, which some members of the force see as a demotion for Amsterdam and a response to him standing up for himself.
According to reports, Amsterdam had stood up to Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud who had allegedly called him derogatory names during a high level police meeting in the latter half of July.
Amsterdam’s move back to ‘A’ Division took effect this week after he returned from vacation and is not going down well with some members of the force who are adamant that the senior officer is a victim of discrimination because he stood up for his rights.
Contacted yesterday Police Public Relations officer Ivelaw Whitaker confirmed that Moore is now the Traffic Chief and Amsterdam is now the second in command of `A’ Division. Noting that he was present at high level police meetings, Whittaker said he was unaware of any exchange between Amsterdam and the Commissioner.
Neither Amsterdam nor the Commissioner could be contacted yesterday. However,