Georgetown: The Guyana Police Association in a release to the press today stated that it has taken serious note of the perceptions and assumptions in a cynical exercise to haemorrhage public confidence in the Force by the supposed animated and reckless ramblings and orations allegedly by a senior functionary of the Guyana Police Force. The release added that the Association views this ultra aggressive posture as an effrontery to good military discipline and professionalism and expresses its abhorrence to this excursion which points to a gulf between rhetoric and reality and which borders on the abdication of responsibility by the refractory officer so named in the press. The Association expresses the view that actions propagated to undermine authority will ultimately sow the seeds of dissatisfaction and disunity among members of the Force which does not augur well for cohesion in pursuit of law-enforcement responsibilities. The following contents of the release is stated as follows; The Association has noted the inexorable innuendos which have placed policemen and women in lumpen and bringing the organization into disrepute and stereotyping ranks who are engaged in risking their lives daily for the public good.
The Association has taken an incisive look at a letter to the Editor of the Kaieteur News by one Godfrey Skeete and which was published in the Kaieteur News of Wednesday August 17, 2011, under the caption “Greene has been covering up the corruption of his officers for too long” and has opined that Skeete is gripped with amnesia as the Commissioner has addressed the scourge of corruption in his capacity, resulting in deviant members being prosecuted and arraigned before the Courts. In addition, as an organization with huge powers in which the public places enormous trust, the Force is governed by a strong code of ethics and professional conduct.
Further policemen/women are indoctrinated to follow directions from their superior officers, which ensures discipline and uniformity so that tasks are carried out in a very objective, expedient and efficient manner. Personality differences, conflicting opinions, egotism and bigotry are unacceptable.
The Association therefore calls on all ranks to be professional, to obey the rule of law, be responsive and respectful across social divides, to insulate themselves from illegitimate outside interference, and to deliver good policing services to the community, adhering to all orders issued by the Commissioner of Police who under the Police Act Chapter 16:01 is solely responsible for the superintendence of the Force.
While the Police Association is mandated under Sections 50 and 51 of the Police Act Chapter 16:01 to represent ranks from Constable to Chief Inspector, the Association feels compelled and obligated to attend to any issue which affects the Force and is in the domain of the public and is of national concern.
Finally the Association wishes to remind ranks that they are not immune from disciplinary action, and that the divulging of information without proper authority is a breach of Force Standing Orders and Public Service Regulations.
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