ComPol Completes Slew of Special Transfers Before Departure

On Friday, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams received a blunt letter from Sharole Saldivar, C.E.O. of the Ministry of Home Affairs, instructing him to step down and take on the role of caretaker for the department. This move would prevent Williams from making any transfers or promotions. However, before transitioning to the Ministry of Transport, Williams went ahead with several special promotions. On Wednesday, he was asked about these transfers. Here’s his response.

 

Reporter

“The criticism can be made that on Monday when we had that press briefing in Belmopan, I think we were up there. I had interviewed you that day. By Monday afternoon, you pushed through a dozen special transfers, including one for, I don’t know if he da your godson too, but your special assistant, another of the Makin officers. Were you feathering your nest, so to speak in these last days?”

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“Everybody da my godson. I wonder if you’re not my godson too. Because when you don’t know the status of somebody to me, then you add a status to it. Very clever. But again, like I said to you, whatever I did, I had explained to minister before I did them, and I’ll leave it at that.”