{"id":304596,"date":"2023-06-27T07:30:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T11:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=304596"},"modified":"2023-06-27T01:32:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T05:32:19","slug":"skerrit-urges-civilians-who-have-been-brutalized-by-police-to-bring-matter-to-due-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/skerrit-urges-civilians-who-have-been-brutalized-by-police-to-bring-matter-to-due-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Skerrit urges civilians who have been brutalized by police to bring matter to due process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-304597\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Skerrit-press-conference-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"368\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said that citizens whose rights have been trampled upon by the police can bring the matter to the attention of the Chief of Police and Attorney General.<\/p>\n<p>He was addressing a press briefing recently.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, no one in the country is above the law and everyone has rights as provided for in the constitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNowhere in the law [allows] anybody to trample on anybody\u2019s rights, to brutalize anybody, to unlawfully detain anybody,\u201d he said. \u201cI would urge anybody whose rights have been trampled upon by the police to bring the matter to the attention of the Chief of Police and the Attorney General of Dominica and we will give you the assurances that these matters will be properly investigated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Skerrit said there is evidence to show that the Chief of Police has in fact taken action where cases of brutality have been brought to his attention.<\/p>\n<p>However, in defense of the police, he said people must understand that the police have a job to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the defense of the police we have to understand the police have a job to do and the police will need to carry out its duties and to ensure that the state is secured,\u201d Mr. Skerrit stated.<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cIf the police are engaging you in discussion and you want to engage the police in a confrontation, then the police will have a right to protect himself and his colleagues who are out on duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Skerrit added, \u201cSometimes we say things [are] police brutality, but sometimes the police are really carrying out their duties and I think it is important for us to allow the police to carry out their duties.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said that citizens whose rights have been trampled upon by the police can bring the matter to the attention of the Chief of Police and Attorney General. 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