A senior police officer has told the Stabroek Business that the Guyana Police Force is not “particularly happy” over the recent further reduction of the curfew hours since the adjusted policing duties put a greater strain on an “already stretched” Police Force.
“We understand the economic reasons for the adjustments but it adds to what are already the heavy policing responsibilities that we have when you take account of the fact that this is a countrywide responsibility,” the policeman who spoke to the Stabroek Business on condition of anonymity said.
“Some people who says that the police are not doing [enough] in the enforcement of the curfew don’t understand that we cannot enforce with a heavy hand as though we are confronting criminals. There has to be a different approach, not a less serious approach but a different approach,” the police officer said. He added that this type of policing had posed “some challenges” for the Force.
