These past couple of weeks have shone a light on the corruption that pollutes our Government and law enforcement, and we have one message for them all, we’ve had enough!
The case surrounding Senator Ashelle Morgan and Assistant Director of Public Prosecution, Karim Nelson, proves to us that when it comes to this Government, their own will always be protected.
An alleged shooting is as serious a crime as you could get. It shows clear intention to either kill, or seriously harm. This is why we have restrictions on gun use and firearm licenses. Anyone who holds someone up at gunpoint should feel the full force of the law.
Senator Morgan and Mr Nelson, along with an unnamed person, stand accused apparently using a gun without a license, but most importantly using a gun to threaten a man, a crime which should warrant a full investigation.
But we’ve had radio silence from our police. No arrests have been made or charges laid in connection with the shooting and hardly any comments have been given since the attack allegedly took place in April.
In fact, what seems to have happened is the police have been pressured so hard by the Gonsalves Government, that they were asked to return to the victim to assess whether he had a weapon and make him change his statement.
Compare this to Asheka Antoine, a 27-year-old who was beaten, slammed to the ground, bruised and denied access to her asthma pump just last week, when police stormed into her mother’s house claiming they were looking for guns and ammunition. Her sister was beaten too in front of her own children.
And even for small, simple cases, such as Debbie Lavia, who had organised a health and exercise fitness program at Roseau at the end of last month. Former ULP health minister Luke Brown, took issue with this and the police promptly arrived. The police literally prohibited a health program whilst people drank in the same park.
It seems our law enforcement are compelled to pick and choose when to exercise the full force of the law. What determines how they do it, appears to be how close the person is to the ULP. Close enough and you’re protected, not close enough and you can be literally beaten, shot and not one would care.
We’ve had enough of this behaviour. Our justice system should be blind to politics or friendships. Our police must stand up for what is right, not what is right for Ralph. Vincentians, it’s time to unite against corruption and against the Gonsalves Government. Power to the People!