| Police rank was disrespectful to Carl Singh, Chancellor of the Judiciary – Top Cop |
| Friday, 30 July 2010 | |
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Ranks of the Guyana Police Force are confused with regards to the use of cellular phones while on duty on the roads. This follows clear directives by Commissioner of Police Henry Greene who reiterated that it will be disrespectful for ranks to speak to someone on a cellular phone while executing their duties on the road. The issue stems from a controversial action taken by the force to have one of its traffic ranks taken before a senior member of the judiciary after she refused to speak to him on the cell phone. The female rank had apprehended a motorist for a traffic violation and he (the motorist) subsequently called the judicial official who requested to speak with the rank on the phone. The rank reportedly declined to speak to the official on the cellular phone, but advised that he call the relevant station and speak to a senior officer to iron out the matter. In response to queries by this newspaper over the action of the force’s administration, Police Commissioner Henry Greene disclosed that the rank was disrespectful to the senior judicial official. “A member of the force apparently was involved in being disrespectful to a member of the judiciary, from what I understand,” Greene said. He admitted that after the senior judicial member asked to see the rank, she was escorted to his office, a move which is worrying to ranks, since ranks are now wondering who is really responsible for disciplining them. “When he (judicial officer) called her, it was not for the purpose of begging any favours,” Greene said, adding that he was unaware of the incident until it surfaced in the media. He insisted that any rank should be free to speak with a member of the public on the cell phone. “Here’s a person asking to speak to you, the person is saying, ‘I am this person’, first thing is you take the phone and if you don’t recognize the voice you say ‘sir, I’m sorry, I don’t recognize your voice you need to call the station.’ I have experience where ranks refuse to speak to me (on the cell phone). Some of them are very discourteous and I’ve had to take action,” Greene said, adding the force order on these matters is very clear. But ranks have indicated that this announcement could lead to some demoralization within the organization. According to the commissioner, the force has many standing orders which have been there for years but the problem is that ranks nowadays do not comply with them. “You are serving the public and here’s a member of the public wanting to speak to you, why shouldn’t you speak to them. You don’t know who the person is. You don’t know what they want to tell you. Suppose they have some vital information that could save your life? You speak to them,” Greene stated. Presently, the Guyana Police Force is mandating that reports be taken over the telephone, something that was frowned upon by ranks in the past. “Police don’t like to take reports on the telephone. We’re making it mandatory now that reports must be taken over the telephone. It must be taken,” Greene said. |
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