Halt of police promotions to prevent damage to force –Harmon

State Minister Joseph Harmon yesterday reiterated that President David Granger’s directive to the Police Service Commission to halt its consideration of promotions was intended to prevent damage to the image of the Guyana Police Force but he could not say under what authority the head of state acted.

Harmon told a post-Cabinet press conference that the reports reaching the president indicated that the entire super structure of the police force was likely to be affected by some action which was taking place and in the interest of the public he thought it best to ask the commission to put a temporary hold on promotions until such time that he is able to clarify the pending issues.

“The security of the state is the responsibility of the government and the president is the person who is ultimately responsible and anything which seeks to damage the fabric of our security forces is a matter which His Excellency takes very seriously,” he stressed, while adding that such damage will affect the security of the citizenry.