Trinidad and Tobago’s Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher has been suspended from workplace pending the end result of a prison probe into the acquisition of two sniper rifles for the Strategic Companies Company (SSA).
Harewood-Christopher was served with a discover of her suspension by the Police Service Fee (PSC) on January 31, whereas in custody.
She was arrested at her workplace on the Police Administration Constructing, Port of Spain on January 30 however was launched from custody on February 1 on the recommendation of Director of Public Prosecutions Roger Gaspard, SC.
The Trinidad and Tobago Parliament will meet on February 5 to debate the PSC’s nomination of Deputy Commissioner Junior Benjamin to behave as Commissioner of Police.
This implies the nation won’t have a sitting substantive Commissioner of Police throughout the present state of emergency referred to as on the finish of December to suppress gang violence.
Harewood-Christopher was appointed Commisioner of Police in February 2023.
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