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The House of Representatives is set to debate a motion on June 13 to appoint Allister Guevarro as the new Commissioner of Police (CoP). In addition to Guevarro’s appointment, another motion also seeks approval for Assistant CoP Wayne Mystar to act as a deputy commissioner of police (DCP).

Speaking to Newsday via phone on June 11, acting CoP Junior Benjamin chose his words carefully as he spoke on the pending appointment but suggested that there was likely a valid reason behind the move.

While admitting he was not privy to the specifics, he said, “There is a plausible explanation, something the Police Service Commission (PSC) would have considered when a vacancy arose. Once there’s a vacancy, names must go up. That’s how the process works.”