Ramotar raps cops over poor conviction rate

President Donald Ramotar addressing the conference

-warns of ‘avalanche of crimes’

The poor prosecution of criminal cases by police needs to be urgently addressed before there is an “avalanche of crimes,” President Donald Ramotar warned yesterday.

While giving the feature address during the opening ceremony of the Police Officers’ Annual Conference, Ramotar said unresolved crimes and the low rate of convictions are concerns and can have serious consequences, such as heightened criminal activities.

“I know that not all the blame should be put on you…,” he told officers in attendance at the opening of the conference, which he hoped would be used to examine the situation.

“It is very heart rending to see persons who have been shown on national television shooting another person but walking away from the court