There was a robbery foiled by the GSU today - more later, but, so the GSU is back in the headlines tonight, but, this time, for the right reasons. But, the issue of whether the unit does more harm than good is still very much a public and political debate.
Today at the House Meeting in Belmopan the Prime Minister conceded there have been excesses but still endorsed the overall effectiveness of the Unit and its commander. That's after he stayed far from the war of words between former two term Prime Minister Said Musa and Inspector Mark Flowers:..
Mike Rudon, Ch5
"Could we get a comment from you on the exchange from the former and the head of the GSU?"
Prime Minister Dean Barrow
"They both said more that enough aren't they?"
Jules Vasquez
"Was Mark Flowers out of line?"
Prime Minister Dean Barrow
"I don't think so."
Jules Vasquez
"Was Said Musa out of line?"
Prime Minister Dean Barrow
"I think so, exactly so, what else is due. I won't bother to get into that except for answering straight forwardly the two question Jules ask. I'll leave that alone."
Mike Rudon, Ch5
"Also the recent allegations in the wake of that the GSU beat up this guy..?"
Prime Minister Dean Barrow
"I don't know about that. I know that allegations have been made. I really don't know whether they are accurate. If they are then something will have to be done about that. I think Jules already made the point that government has paid money, not just once, on at least two occasions I believe when suits have been brought in connection with excesses. So even from the point of view from costing the government, the tax payers, we can't tolerate excesses, but we can't let the perfect become the enemy of the good because the GSU is not perfect, but also given that the GSU in my view is good. Are we going to say disband it and coming what to I said just said allowing the perfect to defeat the good? No, let's work on trying to curb the excesses, but there can be no question in my mind but that the GSU has perform overall very well, has been extremely effective - i think Flowers is off to a hell of a start and so I want to see him continue for a long while and I want to see the GSU continue to be an effective crime fighting unit especially with respect to gangs of the Belize Police Department."
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