Police Chief, Daniel Carbon, has said the police have a legal obligation to investigate the violence that engulfed Roseau on the night of February 7 and people must be brought in for questioning as part of the investigation.
In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, he also called for calm among members of the public, urging them to support the police.
“Since the events of Tuesday 7, February 2017, following the meeting called by the United Workers Party and representatives of the Dominica Freedom Party, the police have been conducting investigations into the events which followed,” he stated. “Not only the events which followed, but other things, other events which preceded the political meeting of the United Workers Party (UWP) and the Dominica Freedom Party.”
He noted that the police have an obligation “to investigate the criminal conduct and acts of violence in the city of Roseau which followed the meeting.”
“The investigations are ongoing and the investigations must run very deep,” Carbon said. “The police must bring in people they believe that can assist them in the investigations, suspects as well who were allegedly involved in the violence and criminal conduct. This is a job the police must do.”
There has been some level of unrest among members of opposition parties after UWP Senator, Thomson Fontaine and former UWP Deputy Leader, Claudius Sanford were taken into custody for questioning. Fontaine was released without charge and Sanford was released on Wednesday afternoon after he was charged with obstruction.
However, Carbon has called on the public to remain calm and allow the police to do their duties.
“I am asking members of the public to be calm, to be cool and allow the police to conduct their investigations,” he noted. “I am calling on the members of the public to stop hindering the police, stop obstructing the police from doing their work. It is a job that we must do.”
He stated that the police are not looking for any confrontation with members of the public.
“We have to do the job without any favor, malice or ill will,” he noted. “We are obliged, we are compelled by law to do that part of the work, we must investigate.”
Carbon explained that people must be interviewed as part of the investigations.
“There are people who must be interviewed and they will be brought in for interviews and the investigation is in process,” he remarked. “And once again, I am asking the people to support the police, provide the police with any information that they can give and let the process move forward.”
Of course they have to… some people think politics is their soap opera.
Alas officer, how you sleeping these days! Can’t be too good with a heavy conscience. Or maybe better than the ordinary man because your belly full.
Those who were not in march have nothing to fear. March or no march a person cause damage to another person’s property .cost for repair $2,500.00 his defence is he was with my girlfriend. Your girl friend was with him if she was your girlfriend she would have been with you.84 supporters saying you were right to damage the man’s property. We must have respect and obey the law.
Chief Carbon,all well and good, however what about all the other matters which the police should be or are still investigating and should be concluded by now.Don’t you think that the public is waiting with baited breath for reports on all outstanding matters.Seems like many have been swept under the rug in the eyes of the public.Just to name a few what about the physical abuse of the teenager inside the DBS vehicle,I know that the police must investigate that.Guns missing from police headquarters.leaked confidential testimony of underaged sex victim, break-in at the registry, Disappearance of money from police headquarters.Police accused of murdering in Portsmouth and not showing up for court hearing.Drug bust carried out in Portsmouth and defendant walks free because of poor, unprofessional police work.Police intimidating public by going around in army fatigues and military paraphernalia for show..The Minister of national security wanted to replace you because you are a failure
Mr. Carbon, level headed people of any society understands the need for the police to do their jobs and are most times willing to cooperate and work with the police irrespective of the political convictions. However, that trust and cooperation will never be given blindly especially when it is evidentially clear that the police are biased and heavily influenced by the party in power.
That been said please respond to the following and I know that you all reads this blog.
(1). Is the actions of the government in selling our diplomacy to criminals a matter of national security worthy of a full fledge uninfluenced investigation?
(2). How do you describe the habouring of an international fugitive in Dominica and by the people in power?
(3). Are you of a free will and total independence in performing your duties?
If the answers is yes the why have you not undertaken any investigation to the above concerns? Would this not be the right thing to do?
I eagerly await your response and yours…
These corrupted police are taking the mickey.They are looking for the weak point…Which they will not get because there is’nt any.
boss skerrit and them dont even want you, they are trying to get rid of you. your conscience will beat u very soon… jah not a police
That is becoming a big joke now. Arrest the leader nuh? COME ON MAN!!!.
The police chief’s defence that he is obliged to act according to national law was no defence for the those tried at the Nuremberg trials after the defeat of Hitler. The the location of the trails was highly symbolic because it was in Nuremberg where the infamous law was promulgated, on 15 Sept. 1935 that made marriages, sexual relations between Jews and people of German blood illegal and even forbade Jews flying the national flag or exhibit national colours, among others. Laws should not be applied selectively or prejudicially. There is also the issue of natural justice, the notion of which under the guidance of a certain S.C., appears to be all but dismissed as irrelevant, or an irritant at best. The police chief has his own conscience to content with, like all of us.
So where is the person you guys caught with the 9mm pistol on Tuesday has he been charged with possession of firearm and ammunition and discharging the firearm in public with the intent to kill and cause serious bodily harm to policemen .
Who is that person we need to know .
The PM mentioned in his speech on Wednesday that you the police were confronted with live fire from rioters where are those people did you guys apprehend them ? Have they been charged ? And what are their charges ? How many police officers were injured and hospitalized we need answers you cannot say such things and not have proof .
The world is watching Mr. carbon .
What about the blue barrels with the guns that arrived at the port mr. Carbon/ Aren’t you obliged to observe the law in that case?, Where is your report? you are moumou when your paymaster says so and open your mouth when he tells you to. You are tarnished as a policeman and is better you resign.
Carbon and Skerrit have to go.
You, Skerrit, & Blackmore are on a mission to provoke Dominicans so you could find a legal way to fire at us. Based on your statement it is clear that your next target is Mr. Linton but I am telling you prepare for all of us the day you decide to put hands on him. You all are too damn wicked and evil. But I blame the opposition for all this because our peaceful Tuesday meeting should never come to an end until we got our mission accomplished. If we had not stopped it I am sure many of our police officers would be part of us. By stopping it we sent a poor signal to the cabal
for what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul….hmmm…..think Carbon. for goodness sake. THINK!!!
Carbon some criminal or criminals from Dominica must have been helping to shield MONFARED from the Iranian authorities while he was in Dominica…IS THIS SERIOUS OFFENCE UNDER INVESTIGATION?
Dear Commissioner, never mind the push back from a few. The greater majority of Dominicans are on full support of the Police.
Silly Sam, of course we support the majority of our police but we want to remove the few bad apples to help the good ones, to free them up to work more happily and not under that political yoke. Overseers have become slave masters themselves now and behaving worse.
I took police carbon for little tommy tucker.
Are you UWP supporters for real? The outside world is also reading your crappy and senseless comments. Note your lack of respect. You expect others to applaud you and support you?
You give UWP a further bad name. If I ever thought of joining this Party, your comments would turn me off. It may very well turn others off and cause UWP to lose new members. You do not sound as kind, intelligent people. You depict you are a hostile people.
You look very tired. Job stress?
Mr Carbon, have some fortitude and be your own man. Your loyalty should not be with Skerritt, but the citizens of Dominica who pays your salary. Investigating the violence is fine, but being instructed to target members of the opposition is considered political persecution.
Good job Mr. Carbon. Do not let criticism hamper your work. If you believe that crimes were committed on February 7 2017 it is the job of the police to investigate. There are some people who proclaim that the police should be sued. These are the ones who do not know the law. When a matter is being investigated the police have the right to take people in for questioning. Such people can be questioned and released or charged. Simple as that. Mr. Carbon, be deligent, be tenacious; get outside help if needed. You must send a message to whoever that such actions will not be tolerated. These unruly guys committed self inflicted harm now they are in damage control mode. Continue to press them; do not let up.
Mr Carbon, while I believe in the freedom of expression of the citizens, I also believe that the persons who were involved in the unsanctioned and needless violence and damage to private property must be investigated and brought to justice. However there are other more critical offenses that need to be investigated which are long overdue or just ignored altogether. I would like to see action in investigating the firebombing attempt on the life of GON Emmanuel.
Everything that happens in dominica is skerrit, i personally believe he is given too much vogue,there is a word called jealousy and all the huffing and puffing is because of one man, and yet still he stands strong, i say no evil will overflow his dwelling he is blessed, i just don,t understand how on earth skerrie is being called a dictator,if such was the case, then all this crap that the UWP is doing there would have been repressed and smashed but democracy is alive anw well in dominica so make good use of it before GOD forbid the real real real dictator gets in office
Dominicans not easy you all put fire in ppl store, you all loot the man both stores and now is Police chief that bad. Well if I was the store owner I would get them a quarte Sunday pray in a quarte la lune in a quarte C, I’ll keep thr rest. PEOPLE WILL KNOW who are the real voleurs
Has anyone seen or heard the President lately? Does Charles Angelo Savarin AKA the AYATOLLAH have a proverbial “BABOUCHETTE” on? Is there a Statute of Limitation on Inciting?
“Tonight We are going to Teach Jo Jo a lesson” This was at the Parish Hall and Peter Karam heard it and ran home only to experience 5 hours of stone throwing on His Family residence.Many others experienced that same lesson under this most famous instigator including Our first President Deagasson who had to flee the Country and live in Exile
The Catholic Church facilitated the then Protestors at the Goodwill Parish Hall and Father Thomas was a Star participant
Carbon has been reduced to a mere kokoyae stick by the Dictator.
I wonder what the other police chiefs in the Caribbean are making of this?
Gason don’t you have a wife and children to tell you to stop this foolishness and man up? I don’t know but I just feel somebody close to you should be able to speak into your life now
Mr. Carbon Copy, what about GON Emanuel, still looking for an ‘arsonist’? No arrest yet? Hmmmmnnn … you slipping up. I’ll ask GON to give you some money.
The Bible uses the word “Ass” or “Jackass” DNO oblige us! Nuff said!
we have to do the job withoutany favor malice or ill will,,,,,,,,,great congrats on the job, now we have a true polce chief….
1. G.O.N emanuel
2. la plaine kidnaping
3. officer house burn in river estate
4. minister drove for years with no left hand drive behind hs/her vehicle
5. monga wasin pac, grell
6. return of gun held as evidience in portsmouth court
ECT……..
Investigate the pte Michel shooting, sir get of your tosh, the people has a right to know who shot that young man in pte Micheal, the people of the village are asking you the chief 4 answers the pte Michel police know who , so why haven’t you make any arrest?.
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BIG QUESTION
In the event we win the next general elections , how do we UWP expect to get the respect of the police when we think its wrong to conduct an investigation into the riots ?
Nonsense we are doing. The public is not supporting these childish protest actions.
Our Police Chief is getting pretty old real fast. DA is probably stressing him out. He should quit.
wen I come in power those things must stop because I will start making cat and dog food with those blue fools
:morgen: 
“Come ye forward, sons and daughters
Of this gem beyond compare.
Strive for honour, sons and daughters,
Do the right, be firm, be fair.
Toil with hearts and hands and voices.
We must prosper! Sound the call,
In which ev’ryone rejoices,
“All for Each and Each for All.”
This is a call to all union members – it is time to demand of your union leaders some action – if they have been bought and sold over to the highest bidder then revoke your membership. Let them represent the wind
These people need to respect the police and allow them to do their work. UWP have a set of irresponsible leaders and members and i certainly don’t want to be under these people.
As a fellow villager, school mate and friend I wish you would take my advice. I know you better than most Dominicans and I know you are playing a very dirty game for our fellow villager and I understand that, because we are all neg Vielle case . I think you went far beyond your character to protect and cover pm for too long. He got a very good opportunity to make us all from Ittassi proud but he took bad advise and is getting from very bad to very worse; so worse that I don’t see a way out this time. What Skerrit seems to have taken a decision not to go down alone and therefore he has you very well tied in it. yes as chief of police I understand you have a role to play to investigate criminal matters and questioning people about events after the uwp meeting is understandable. But here you investigating crimes that occurred after the meeting and you are not addressing the near coupe Skerrit said the police informed him of. Gasing u need to resign & let Skerrit fix his mess
Carbon , I am concerned about the way you looking . I think you need some vitamins.
Stupes! According to a famous Lawyer who is the real PM would say, a whole set of HOGWASH! stupesssss!!!!!
Yeah but according to that same Lawyer He has been doing a lot of “Belly aching” Himself lately
Is that the only thing they have an obligation to investigate?
So much crime,corruption and abuse going on in de country why arent they being investigated?
Go and investigate the firebombing of the mans house.
Go and investigate the high profile drug dealers.
Go and invextigTe where the passport mo ey is.
Go and invextigate tbe abuse of school girls
go and investigate the oppression
Stupes
You are not being honest. You invoke a high level of malice and ill will against the opposition. go back and listen to labour party meetimg after his passport court case you will hear very strong evidence of inciting violence againsy members of the opposition and you sit your there and did nothing. Go back to skerrit meeting in St. Joseph when he directly ordered his supported to callnmembers of the opposition traitors you sit your there and did nothing. Now you talking about you being obliged yo investigate. you are useless and shameless. You are a disgrace to Dominica and a threat to National Security. . The worst in yhe history of Dominica. You are an indictment on our Country and the faster you go the best for the country. krass!!!!
Mr. Carbon, do you recall the story of “the boy who cried wolf”? These arrests based on the PM’s allegation in the media of a coup attempt by the Opposition on 7th February is ridiculous now. I mean, you hold Dr. Thompson; nothing, released; You hold StanFord, nothing, realeased…but, but..but de idea…where all the intelligence the PM spoke about? Why isn’t the PM called in for questioning re his intelligence?- I am waiting for that…If the police force is playing these games with such a serious matter like a coup attempt, when the real one is on you, no one will believe you..like the boy who cried wolf too many times. Take note on the issue of corruption; do you see how it is difficult for Dominicans to be convinced the the DLP is bathing in corruption; because in 1995, a storm called corruption uprooted the UWP; when the storm was over and the debris cleared; guess what there was not an iota of evidence to support the corruption claim.
Boss I’m happy you said that bucz if I remember clearly there was no coup in 2000 we went to the polls and we vote them out. So do the same wait my friend do it next election
And so we will !!
Brother, the sleep’s in your eyes is enough but the folds on the forehead is even more evidence of a high stress level; go take a nap and do some introspection. I also think that you should consider to abandon ship___ I see it’s sinking.
Puppet skerro puppet
OK carbon, it look like Dominica was placed in you and Roosevelt skerrit hands until Allu die, all don’t plan on leaving office. But one thing I want to remind you all we can only do more than our share not more than our time. Time will tell.
Carbon you will have alot to answer for your partiality and selection of who you want to investigate and charge.
You see Mr. Carbon, the people have lost faith in the police to do a fair and impartial job.
You have lost credibility and it would be better for us all and for Dominica if you were to resign with immediate effect. It is quite clear that your position has become untenable!
Carbon you sound like a political hack. Where is the deep investigation for the Glenworth Emmanuel fire bombing?
Where is the deep investigation into the missing keys for the Registry?
Where is the deep investigation into the armed robbery at the Newtown gas station?
Skerrit little boy. Skerrit put him chief..
Caricom member states need to be informed of the level of harrassment opposition members of Dominica are going through,and efforts must be made to take it to the internatio.al scene.
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So you believe Caricom Members States are not aware of what the UWP has done and keep doing to Dominica and Dominicans? They know over 75% of Dominicans do not support the UWP actions.
They must be giving our Police Force praise for the way they are handling provocation with such discipline and professionalism. Not so for the UWP.
if the UWP cares for the people, they must stop this provocation and allow the officers to do their jobs. Calling for people to gather around the police station is very bad. The police has a right to question people, that is their job. If there were no planned riots on Tuesday Night, there would be no questioning.
Wanting to always be in a defiant mode is not helping your cause. Telling our youth indirectly if they cannot win a game they should try and destroy the other team by any means possible. That is not how to strive to succeed, you must be willing to work hard for success not try to take it by illegal means.
Allu doing things and allu crying out for help
In response to “Just Passing Through”
We should stick to facts, lest more myths come into the world.
Last general election, 8 Dec. 2014:
– number of people on the electoral voters’ list 72,279
– turnout ( total number of votes actually cast) 41,195 = 57,45%.
This the second lowest voter turnout since 1950, the previous one of 18 Dec. 2009 (55.15%) recording the lowest figure in 59 years.
– votes cast – DLP 23,208 = 56.99% of total votes cast
-UWP 17,479 = 42.92% of total votes cast
Therefore fewer than 60% of all those on the electoral list bothered to vote in this election and of those who did vote nearly 43% voted for the opposition UWP. Ergo, the claim that more than 75% of Dominicans do not support the UWP is not borne out by solid research and indisputable facts.
Without favor or malice or I’ll will. (At 3 o’clock in the morning)
Is not 5:30a.m. again?
what a puppet!!!!!!!!
Investigate the young man who got shot in Pte Michell three times , and the police know who did it and he is still walking the street of Dominica, Sir get off you tosh air condition office , and arrest the perpetrator, you want the public to take the law into there own hands so you can apply Marshall law?. you asked people to call if they have any information on crime committed, well there you are check with the pte Michel police your own people they have the info, what else you need?.
Your conscience seem to be hurting you Carbon…You are the Skerrit DLP Commissioner of police not Dominicas Commissioner of police..The political persecution has the entire country on edge,and bubbling…Now I understand why the police is such a failed institution..Will you arrest someone tomorrow for attempting to kill GONEmmanuel and his wife.?Is the police force the military wing of the DLP?You obviously do not seem to be the one in control.You must tell us who dictates to you?
Mr. Carbon, if I provide you with hard evidence that Roosevelt Skerrit paid young people to cause the violence will you arrest and charge him?
Mr. Carbon move swiftly to stop the thieves in Rseau and leave law abiding cotizens alone. When this tour of duty is over we all must live together.
I support the job of the police 100%; however, the police are expected to investigate all “criminal conduct” including criminal conduct committed by members of the DLP.
Mr. Carbon, You look so stressed I feel so sad and sorry for the predicament that you are in right now. Do not drain yourself for the PM and other Ministers who think that the opposition was the cause of the vandalism in Roseau. They already condemn the crime. There is a high level of victimization going on here and you know it is BS but to save your position and please the Prime Minister your Officers we forced to come up with a charge the may not hold weight in court. This in my view is wasting Police time. It is time you stand up to the PM and do what’s right, reasonable, impartial do not try to be the worse Commissioner to go down in the history of Dominica Police Force.
you are investigating a matter where you the PMH told you a truck was intended to be used to overthrow his government, you are selectively picking up all UWP members what about the the man who said publicly that he knows who paid who to carry out the act and who did it? Let him talk! What about the truck driver and the DJs on the truck? Stop being a popet! Stop instigating problems with a frustrated set of people what you all are looking for it will be much more than you will be able to handle
Investigate MonFared
Stop make the pm turn as a foul mr, there are so many corruption in the government and you not doing anything to deal with that, you devide the police force to the fullest, and you turn to labour police force,that’s a great concern to me, from now I see something and I say nothing.
that is for one set Mr.carbon? when it was tony that putout the PM private IPO info did u ever take tony into custody for that??? an don’t forget it was the PM private information..
I do not have intelligence units, but there are DLP supporters making threatening statements on facebook that need to be investigating. Are you independent enough to do that Carbon? If not how will history remember you, as a cog in a wheel? Wow!!! What a shame!!!
In any dictatorship, the army, the police, their para-military, as history shows us clearly, always are on the side of the oppressors.
Didn’t the police have the legal RIGHT to investigate the fire set at the communications equipment belonging to the airport? Didn’t Skerritt claim publicly that he knew who set that fire?
Didn’t the police have the RIGHT to investigate Tony Astaphan for leaking Skerritt’s info submitted to the IPO? Isn’t it an offence, an illegal act to leak such info? Plus it was found that Linton was wrongly harrassed for that same offence.
What about the investigations into the firebombing ofGON Emanuel and his wife?
What about the policeman, in your Police Force, who is a money-laundering investigator, who was also firebombed?
What about the RACKETEERING with the visas and Haitians and…….
What about Monfared hiding, evading international arrest, being involved in the biggest embezzlement scandal in Iran?
Monfared FREE in DA, not…
You have no B lls
You are doing g a proper job carrbon, stop listening to the government cronies to do your work. Once I thought highly of you as a young commissioner of police but you fall by the way side after listening to them shame.
You dam lie so why is those alone you all going for when you all knew of that man that was in Dominica the pm that write that for you to say it looks like dont be afraid you all will fall all you time is near an the key to you all cell is ocean they have to drop it
Please Mr. Incompetent–go hide your side.
great job Mr carbon
Clara, nice and easy did a great, nice job my foot,, God is watching us
Great Job of turning the Public against the Police!
You are being used as an Adult TOY
Carbon the Crooks and Criminals with our passport you need to investigate. Like the one who was hiding in Dominica in Morne Daniel these are the people who are a threat tot he nation as well as there accomplices. SI ou pani soutiweh y pani voleh!!
Mr Carbon I entreat you to also investigate the cause for the violence!!!!
The people are reacting to the injustice in Dominica. Where there is injustice
there will be reaction by the people.
Do the right thing!!! Remember one day you may need someone to stand for justice
for you.
They need to sue you for all what you doh have.
How de hell a meeting end at 4:30 or so and a riot takes place HOW MANY HOURS LATER and you automatically link them?
Go an investigate all the other crimes that take place in Dominica.
The prayers of the people will fall on your bald head.
I hope Linton will be the next one to be arrested..
we all should remember the bible story of the high level government official who wanted to kill all Queen Esther’s people. He was arrogant and wicked and demanded that the Jews bow and worship him but Mordecai refused, so he set up a gallow to hang Mordecai (to make a long story short), in the end the wicked government official and all his family was hanged on that same gallow. Be careful what you wish for others.
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Mordecai did send message to Queen Esther that if she did not do or say something she too might be killed. This is for those of us who “stand with our PM” – stand up for righteousness and justice , not evil it will hunt you
and???
Thats ok.
Do you remember Mandella?
Have you heard of Dr.Martin Luther King?
Did you hear of Ros Parks
What about Makcolm x.
most of all Yashua.
whenever you decide to stand against injustice,be prepared to be persecuted.
No,,,ohhh no, it will be Skerrit…….for sure
By all means, investigate but please do not create a semblance of:
– being selective
– taking your instructions from the political directorate.
Be firm, be fair and be impartial. Thank you.
Carbon go take a long walk off a short pierre. Why don’t you go investigate the money laundering that is going on that the country is being blacklisted for?
its pier no Pierre