In a rare show of Unity, two political parties, to include the Dominica Freedom Party & the United Workers Party, have united under a common cause with the National Joint Action Movement on March 30th 2022, to create and publish a joint press statement, exposing the Chief of Police as politically biased, publicly scolding him for ‘going to far this time’ in efforts to pressurize Dominicans who want to publicly express their concerns.This as in recent years, the human capacity of the Police has been ridiculously stretched and overworked, to intimidate people who attend peaceful protest events organized by civil society or political parties. In most cases, police men are ‘armed to the teeth’ with weapons to attack their fellow citizens, if they suspect foul play during a protest or march. But things took a turn, when Dominica’s current Chief of Police, Daniel Carbon announced that persons would have to literally apply to him (Carbon), for permission to walk in Roseau. This Statement unfortunately for Carbon has sparked Regional Outrage across the Caribbean. This was as a result of local Social Activist and Former Minister of Agriculture, Atherton Martin, organizing a walk for ‘Peace, Prosperity & Freedom in the capital today. In their joint statement, the grouping says “this statement by the Police Chief is intimidating, and geared towards stifling the freedom and independence of Dominican citizens to freely and lawfully move about in the country, without undue interference from law enforcement.” It continues “ The call is made to the Chief of Police to refrain from making prejudicial, inflammatory, discriminative and politically biased statements that are anathema to the Rule of Law, good governance & Peace.” Meanwhile, Opposition leader Lennox Linton expressed solidarity with the initiative, stating the people will not be intimidated by law enforcement. He asked persons to join the walk. Leader of the Opposition Lennox Linton.
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