Po­lice Com­mis­sion­er Al­lis­ter Gue­var­ro says of­fi­cers are en­trust­ed with ex­tra­or­di­nary pow­ers and have a du­ty to up­hold in­tegri­ty, dis­ci­pline and ser­vice to the peo­ple of Trinidad and To­ba­go.

He added that when that oath is bro­ken, the con­se­quences will be clear, de­ci­sive and im­par­tial.

“Let it be a warn­ing that any of­fi­cer who wears this uni­form and en­gages in crim­i­nal­i­ty will face the full weight of law­ful ac­tion. I will take every step nec­es­sary to re­move you from this or­gan­i­sa­tion. My of­fi­cers will pur­sue crim­i­nals wher­ev­er they are found,” Gue­var­ro said in an au­dio mes­sage shared with the me­dia, a day af­ter he fired 17 of­fi­cers from the T&T Po­lice Ser­vice.