RK’s Security founder Roshan Khan is willing to put G$1M towards the establishment of what he calls a National Reward Fund for Informants. The idea behind the proposed venture is to reward those persons who are willing to come forward and share critical information with law enforcement agencies with the hope of helping solve crimes here.
Khan made the proposal yesterday while speaking about a recent armed robbery that set his company back by close to G$4M.
“More informants need to come forward, and more rewards need to be offered, with the cooperation of the private sector, to this security services appeal to the security services to join forces and construct a fund for such information, and to coordinate their activities,” Khan said, adding:
“This could be done via the Private Sector Commission and the Chambers of Commerce, and all law-abiding citizens.”
Khan is of the opinion that there are many persons out there who know who the criminals elements are, and where they hang out, but are afraid to come forward and speak, for fear of reprisals. He, however, feels that there’s nothing like a little cash incentive to help loosen those tongues.
He is also suggesting that the Commissioner of Police and the Ministry of Public Security come together and take a combined course of action with the aid of other security firms.
According to Khan, the crime situation here has reached such a stage, that if the authorities and the powers that be don’t do something about it and quickly, there’s no telling what the outcome might be.
He is also of the view that the local Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit needs to be more proactive, as opposed to being tied up in continuous training as is common practice the world over.
Khan lashed out at the fact that the police are sometimes charged for their actions while confronting criminals, and that has been serving as a deterrent for the lawmen not wanting to be engaged in some operations and action.
It was pointed out that there needs to be the understanding that within a split moment, a cop can lose his or her life during a confrontation with a criminal.
The media was told by Roshan Khan that he is of the view that the Disciplined Forces need to have more and constant patrols around the country. He opined that the Police Force usually becomes complacent whenever they happen to bring crime under control, so they relax their presence around the country.
That, however, leaves room for the criminals to flourish; he also called for more campaigns with respect to motorcyclists.

By Leroy Smith