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The Opposition has not as yet decided if it will support the nomination of Gary Griffith as this country’s substantive police commissioner during today’s debate on the matter in Parliament, Dr Roodal Moonilal has said.
The Opposition Members of Parliament will meet before today’s sitting of the House of Representatives to decide on the matter.
At today’s Parliament sitting, which is scheduled to start at 1.30 pm, the notification of Griffith to the post of Commissioner of Police is to be discussed.
Griffith was a former National Security Minister with the People’s Partnership administration and became the top candidate after the Parliament rejected the Police Service Commission’s three previous candidates.
Speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Opposition Leader in Port-of-Spain yesterday, Moonilal said the Government has not given any indication as yet on whether they will support Griffith’s nomination.
“We don’t know what will happen tomorrow (today), there is absolutely no indication from the Government as to whether or not they will support a nominee tomorrow so I have absolutely no information whether or not the Government will support the nominee tomorrow and it is something I prefer not to speculate on,” Moonilal said.
Pressed on who they would support, Moonilal said the Opposition was yet to meet on the issue and would do so today.
“The Opposition will of course meet and discuss this matter and really we prefer not to make comments on the matter now because I don’t want to prejudice discussions that the Opposition members will have,” Moonilal said.
“The matter occurred quickly, I think a meeting is planned and we will discuss the matter and we prefer not to prejudice those discussions tomorrow before the sitting.”
Today’s sitting is the second time Parliament will meet in the current vacation period to debate a candidate sent by the Police Service Commission (PSC) via the Office of the President.
Griffith’s name was submitted to the President following the PSC’s statutory meeting last Tuesday. Parliament has to debate the nomination.
Parliament had previously rejected the first three nominations forwarded by the PSC, Deodat Dulalchan, Harold Phillip and the man who has acted in the post of Police Commissioner for the last six years, Stephen Williams.