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Crooks Have a Friend in the Bahamas Government

If you are looking for the reason that crime is out of control in the Bahamas, you need look no further than the Government of The Bahamas.

The Bahamas government is a crook’s best friend.

When police busted a “major” stolen vehicle ring operating out of the Road Traffic department, police bragged that they had caught the “mastermind” of the million-dollar criminal operation.

Yet, police and government officials refused to name the individual.

Why?

Why is it that a destitute man who steals $20 in food from a grocery store, to feed his starving kids, gets his name in the newspaper and is forced to make a “perp walk” into court, yet the “mastermind” of a million-dollar fraud is protected by the police and the government?

Police also apparently have identified the scum who posted pictures online of a woman who had been brutally murdered.

Again, the police and the government are protecting that individual and refuse to name them publicly.

Bishop Simeon Hall, of New Covenant Baptist Church, sent a letter to the head of police and copies to the attorney general and National Security Minister regarding the incident.

All Minister Turnquest would say, after acknowledging receipt of the letter, is that the culprit had been “dealt with”.

Say what?

Who is this person and how have they been dealt with?

Unless this is a a matter of national security, the good people of the Bahamas, the people who pay the Police Commissioner and Mr Turnquest’s generous salaries, have a right to know.

BTW: Where is that Freedom of Information Act, Mr Ingraham?

When pressed on the matter, Turnquest told a reporter that he was “not prepared to say anymore than that at this stage.”

Attempts by the Tribune to contact Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade for further information were unsuccessful.

Mr. Turnquest admitted that police had determined that there was a leak but refused to share that information with the public.

Why?

Why do the Police Commissioner and the Minister of National Security protect criminals? Is it because the crooks are their friends, or are policemen?  Are they embarassed by that?

When the gruesome photos surfaced online two months ago and were sent out by email, the family of the 42-year-old victim were outraged and immediately demanded accountability from the police, questioning the force’s internal security, reported the Tribune.

Well, they never received the accountability they demanded, did they?

No wonder crooks in the Bahamas feel emboldened to commit any crime they want to, they have friends in the police department and the government.

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