Deputy Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice (DCP) Ju­nior Ben­jamin says the an­nu­al Trinidad and To­ba­go Po­lice Ser­vice (TTPS) In­ter­faith Ser­vice is still a rel­e­vant com­po­nent of wider polic­ing ac­tiv­i­ties, not­ing that it is a means of unit­ing of­fi­cers of all faiths be­hind the com­mon goal.

Speak­ing with re­porters out­side the Win­fred Atwell Au­di­to­ri­um of Queen's Hall, St Ann's Road, af­ter the ser­vice on Mon­day, Ben­jamin re­spond­ed to crit­i­cism from so­cial me­dia users who ques­tioned the mer­it of hav­ing the cer­e­mo­ny dur­ing a State of Emer­gency (SoE).

Sev­er­al users ar­gued that of­fi­cers present would have spent their time con­duct­ing an­ti-crime ex­er­cis­es.