Prime Minister Gaston Browne has praised the short work of police in apprehending the one who is believed to be answerable for the stabbing dying of parliamentarian Asot Michael.
Talking on his weekly radio present on Pointe FM on Saturday, earlier than police confirmed the arrest of 26-year-old Alexta Francis, Browne mentioned: “Regulation enforcement have to be counseled for this fast apprehension of this particular person, and we need to thank these within the public area who’ve supplied the intelligence that led to the arrest of this particular person.”
Francis appeared in courtroom on Monday and was remanded to jail.
Based on a police assertion, he was taken into custody by police late final Friday night.
Michael was discovered useless in a pool of blood in his house final Monday.
Media studies indicated that Francis confessed to the crime and supplied police with key items of proof to assist his confession.
“I’m certain [police are] gonna discover additional to find out whether or not he had any assist or whether or not some other particular person participated on this murder, however I believe it’s an excellent improvement from the standpoint that the federal government would have indicated to legislation enforcement that we should always utilise all assets,” Browne mentioned.
“And I need to make the purpose that that is for all homicides, however it’s important to perceive when you could have a former parliamentarian life’s being snuffed out in such a method, it’s much more stunning than an peculiar particular person, and it requires all of the efforts essential to carry the individuals to justice.”
Reiterating that he was not suggesting any life was price greater than one other, the prime minister mentioned one should take into account the impression that sure murders would have on the nation’s status.
He mentioned it was vital to “get rid of the pointless suspicions”.
“As a result of while you take a look at the others which are unsolved … not less than they don’t carry the identical degree of baseless hypothesis as within the case the place you could have a politician, somebody who’s concerned in partisan politics. So I’m very happy that not less than they’ve the wrongdoer and the wrongdoer is now co-operating with police… We’re simply trying now for justice to be served,” Browne mentioned.
Within the assertion saying Francis’ arrest, Commissioner of Police Atlee Rodney counseled his officers for his or her diligence and professionalism in dealing with the matter and thanked the general public for his or her co-operation within the investigation.