ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ,
ᴇᴅᴇᴛ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ,
ʟᴏᴜɪs ᴇᴅᴇᴛ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ, ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴅϙᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀs,
ᴀʙᴜᴊᴀ, ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ.
ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ: ғᴘᴘʀᴏ.
ᴅᴇᴀʀ ɪɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ,
ᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ: ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴄʏ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxɪᴛ ᴏғ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ “sᴀᴠᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍ”
ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘʀᴇss sᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴs ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴇxɪᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʀ, ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴇᴅᴀғᴇ, ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ *”sᴀᴠᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ” sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴄʜᴀᴛ. ᴛʜɪs ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴇsɪɢɴᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ʙᴏᴛʜ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏɴ-sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴛᴏ sʜᴀʀᴇ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇss ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴs ɪɴ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ғᴏsᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀ sᴘɪʀɪᴛ ᴏғ sʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀᴡ ᴇɴғᴏʀᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙʀᴜᴘᴛ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴍʀ. ᴇᴅᴀғᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜɪs ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍ ʀᴀɪsᴇs sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛ ϙᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ’s ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴄʏ.* ʜɪs ᴇxɪᴛ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜs ᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜɪɢʜʟɪɢʜᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sʏsᴛᴇᴍɪᴄ ɪssᴜᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅ, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʙʀɪʙᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ.
ᴛʜɪs ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴘʀᴏ sᴜɢɢᴇsᴛs ᴀ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟɪɴɢ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʀᴇʟᴜᴄᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ɪɴ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇssɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ɪssᴜᴇs.* ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴀʀᴇ ғᴀʀ-ʀᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ:
1. ᴇʀᴏsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ: ᴍʀ. ᴇᴅᴀғᴇ’s ᴇxɪᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴅᴇʟɪʙᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴠᴀᴅᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ sᴄʀᴜᴛɪɴʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ. ᴛʜɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇs ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ sᴜɢɢᴇsᴛs ᴀ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇssɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ.
2. ғᴀɪʟᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ: ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴄʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғᴀᴄɪʟɪᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀʟ-ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴇxᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴏғ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ. ʙʏ ᴡɪᴛʜᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜɪs ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍɪssɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄʀᴜᴄɪᴀʟ ᴏᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ɪɴ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ.
3. ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ɪɴᴛɪᴍɪᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɪɴᴛɪᴍɪᴅᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʟᴀᴡ ᴇɴғᴏʀᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴇᴀsᴇ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙʟᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴄᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜɴᴅᴀᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇs ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴄʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀs.
4. ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ᴏɴ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ: ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ’s ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ɪs ɢʀᴇᴀᴛʟʏ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢɴᴇss ᴛᴏ ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxɪᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ sᴇɴɪᴏʀ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ᴋᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍ, ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ғᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄɪsᴍ, ᴅᴏᴇs ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴏsᴛ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴄᴏɴғɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ’s ᴅᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴄʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇғᴏʀᴍ.
ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴs, ɪ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛғᴜʟʟʏ ʀᴇϙᴜᴇsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs:
1. ʀᴇɪɴsᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ: ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇ ᴍʀ. ᴇᴅᴀғᴇ ᴏʀ ᴀ sᴜɪᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ʀᴇᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴊᴏɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ “sᴀᴠᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ” sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇ ɪɴ ᴅɪᴀʟᴏɢᴜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sʜᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ.
2. ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ʀᴇᴀssᴜʀᴀɴᴄᴇ: ɪssᴜᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ʀᴇᴀғғɪʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ’s ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴄʏ, ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ.
3. sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ: ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴍᴘʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄɪᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇ sᴜsᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟs ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ, ᴇɴʜᴀɴᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
4. ᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴀʟᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜ ᴍᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪsᴍs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴀʟᴜᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs ɪɴ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ғᴏʀᴜᴍs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍs ᴛᴏ ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴏᴜs ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪᴠᴇɴᴇss.*
ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴀʟʟs ғᴏʀ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsᴛᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴsᴛʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ’s ɢᴇɴᴜɪɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇssɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ’s ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴘʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇs ᴏғ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴄʏ.
ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ.
ʏᴏᴜʀs ғᴀɪᴛʜғᴜʟʟʏ,
ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡᴏɴɢ ʙᴏx ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪsᴛ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
ᴄᴄ:
ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪʀᴍᴀɴ,
ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴ,
ғᴇᴅᴇʀᴀʟ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛᴀʀɪᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇx,
sʜᴇʜᴜ sʜᴀɢᴀʀɪ ᴡᴀʏ, ᴀʙᴜᴊᴀ,
ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ.