THERE is a strange development taking place in Guyana as it relates to police work, I make mention of the three officers in the Shaquille Grant shooting incident. The latest in this matter as reported in the print media is that the three officers were slapped with murder charges.
My knowledge of the workings of the armed forces is, for operations that were ordered and sanctioned by the commander or other proper officers

of the force a report is documented and filed for future reference. In the Agricola case there was a fatality and this also follows standard operating procedures. In the event there is an objection, protest or query involving the actions of the police then a complaint is lodged at the Police Complaints Authority  or as in the Linden case an inquiry is set up to look into the actions of the police, to ascertain if they were any breaches in the law.
All of this is done in and through the systems duly set up for such hearings, not in a common court. The only way this sort of thing is allowed is if those officers acted in a private capacity outside of their given mandate, then and only then should they stand in a common court hearing. Otherwise, police operations go through police designated channels for hearings.
I am appalled at recent developments where police officers are made to stand in a common court of law? This is not how it is done and I hasten to draw to the attention of the Commissioner (ag) who in turn should seek the advice of the Attorney General as to this breach in the law. What is taking place is a gross violation of the officer’s rights and a departure from standard procedures of an officer carrying out his duties in accordance to law. Actions like the foregoing will only succeed in breaking the morale of the force and undermine its attempts to maintain law and order. This court matter should be quashed at once and the proper channels sought.