Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro is alleging that the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service was left deeply in debt when a former Commissioner of Police exited office.
Via an audio statement sent to the media on Wednesday evening, he accused a former Top Cop of mismanagement that resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in liabilities.
“After three years in office, that former CoP left the TTPS with hundreds of millions of dollars in debt. But you are the media, so go and track down the Ministry of Finance Central Audit Committee Report 2017-2021. That is interesting reading, which I am sure will have the media salivating.”
He also pointed to multiple court judgments arising from what he described as “incorrect administrative decisions,” saying those rulings have stalled promotions and affected the TTPS.
“Apparently, he forgot that the Firearms Permit Unit had to undergo three separate audits, all of which covered his tenure as Commissioner of Police, and that several officers who were attached to that unit were arrested and charged and are currently before the court. And also that several of his incorrect administrative decisions have been the subject of several court judgments and have stymied promotions in the service currently. All of these were consequences of his failure to properly understand and execute the responsibilities of the office he held. But then again, he was never a police.”