CRIMES that are seemingly committed with impunity can be alarming since they create and drive perceptions of the failures or absence of proper law enforcement, Police Commissioner (ag) David Ramnarine said during a press briefing on Monday at Eve Leary.“But the current efforts of law enforcement are certainly efforts we can all be proud of and should be proud of, if not exceedingly proud of, in the circumstances. Many times we are hamstrung by forces beyond our control,” he explained.
Ramnarine underscored that the current dispensation with so many senior officers who are still on leave, left a gap in the system where many suddenly took up leadership and command interchangeably. “I would only hope that such a period does not revisit the Guyana Police Force again,” he said.
He explained that with some 40 senior and junior officers and dozens of inspectors being on annual vacation leave, including several key officers, would have posed many administrative and operational challenges.
Ramnarine said the policemen and woman of this country in the Guyana Police Force are endeavouring to serve and to protect.
“In law enforcement we will never get the full extent of appreciation and understanding from those we serve because of circumstances and factors which diminish the good effect we make,” he said.