–Police have own legal adviser

CABINET has endorsed President Donald Ramotar’s decision to substantively appoint Mr. Welton Trotz as Director of Prisons and Mr. Carl Graham as his deputy, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, reported yesterday at his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the President, in Georgetown.

He said both individuals had held the acting positions.

He also informed that former Justice of Appeal Madam Claudette Singh was appointed Legal Advisor to the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

Luncheon said that while the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) advises the police, there continues to be a significant element of police work, investigations, prosecution that warrants almost day-to-day access to their own legal advisor.

“What Singh offers the GPF is access to quality legal advice right at their doorsteps, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is a welcome addition to the assets that the police force throws into the struggle against crime in Guyana,” Luncheon said.

(By Telesha Ramnarine)