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IT WAS a long and fiery debate that ended with Opposition MPs walking out on the very motion which they initially indicated they would support – that of the appointment of Junior Benjamin as Acting Commissioner of Police (CoP) and the promotion of ACP Kurt Simon to Acting Deputy Commissioner.

Both officers have previously held these posts, making the move not unprecedented.

Yet, it was not the appointments themselves but the surrounding circumstances of the debate that ignited a contentious exchange in Parliament.