And it's Nah's alleged history of abuse and harassment, coupled with his name being called in criminal cases, that led the Leader of the Opposition to say that it was outrageous that he had still been allowed to remain a police officer all these years - most of them we note under the UDP.
In a sit-down with the press, Barrow explained today the he believes that if Nah had been held accountable for any of the instances in the past where he was accused of wrongdoing, perhaps his alleged future crimes would not have happened. He also added that he believes Nah is a prime example of systematic corruption within the police department that needs to be rooted out.
Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"When police officer Brown testified that it was Elmer Nah that killed Fareed Ahmad, something should have been done. The ComPol says that oh, the DPP was disturbed about that. The DPP is Elmer Nah's aunt by way of marriage. So I don't want to hear what you are saying, I want to see the actions that show me that you were disturbed. A corporal of police, who Mr Fareed Ahmad reported, he went to the station to report that he was being harassed by Mr Vidal and whoever else, the day before he was killed. So regardless of whatever shortcomings might have happened under the previous administration, when Michelle Brown testifies at risk of her life, I hear she is not even in the country now, she has sought asylum in another country, when she makes such explosive, damning testimony, how is that that the ComPol and the Ministry of Police, we don't even see their CEO, but where are the steps being taken to address these matters?"
"That is egregious, that is absolutely outrageous, that such testimony would be offered and nothing would be done about it. Oh, it was fanciful thinking. Maybe if something was done then, the Ramnarace brothers, Michael Williams, and heaven knows who else, there was a 79 year old elderly man murdered in Belmopan as well by someone wearing the headlight that Mr Nah is now infamously known for. So I appeal to the Minister of Police and the ComPol to take the endemic corruption that is within their ranks seriously."
"Let's not just put our heads in the sand and say oh this was an isolated incident, it wasn't. We have had many senior ranking police officers that have been arrested and tried for plane landing. And drugs is what is driving a lot of the violence in our society but how could we go to the man on the street and try to hold him accountable when we are not doing all we can to not just hold the police officers that are the bad actors accountable but stop the systematic corruption that leads to these predators."
