ComPol Says Policing is Community Effort

Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has hit back at claims that he’s in it for the glory. In an interview earlier today, Williams was asked about the suggestion that he seeks public praise. He was quick to shut down the idea, emphasizing that policing is a team effort. Williams highlighted the crucial roles played by the Leadership Intervention Unit and the rest of the Police Department in keeping Belizeans safe across the country.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“You all  would be able to know that in every interview I’ve given where the issue of success and reduction in crime is concerned, I have never taken the praise alone. I’ve always said that it is a combination of different factors, and I’ve always put L.I.U. At the center of it because we do recognize and appreciate the work that you does on a daily basis. It contributes to our effectiveness.  We cannot discount people who are playing an integral role in terms of what we do. And so L.I.U. Is a part of what we do. But apart from that, we have other factors that we must also give consideration to. So I really don’t understand what she meant by me chasing praises because I don’t do that. I am one man and I alone cannot reduce crime. While I am the head of the police department, I am a policymaker. The policies that I make or the strategies I put together will not worth the paper they’re written on if the people on the grounds do not execute them properly. And so I give the praises to my commanders to the foot soldiers, those constables, corporals, and sergeants who hit the pavement every day  and execute our policies. They’re the ones I give the praises to because they’re the ones who are out there doing what needs to be done. So I remain humble in terms of what I do and I am grateful to my commanders and every other organization that works with the police including the L.I.U. and brother Nuri and his team to ensure that we were able to reduce crime the way we did two successive years.”