And this is the second day in a row that the ComPol was in the courtroom as a prosecutor. Yesterday he was there to arraign PC Derwin Marin, the cop who was charged with rape.
So is he doing some kind of Supercop Showtime? Or does it make a difference in prosecutorial outcomes?
On Sunup on 7 this morning we asked him if we'll be seeing him using what he learned in law school more often.
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"It's good to be in the courtroom, I happen to be a lawyer, I have not had the change to practice my legal skills in a courtroom and so when we do have these cases that I believe are of concern, I don't have any difficulty putting on my lawyer hat and go to court and represent the crown. Again, for me it's something good to send a signal, to send a message, even at the highest level, we are doing what we can to ensure that persons who are accused of these types of crimes are dealt with. The matter with the 3 year old is personal to me in the sense that it's a child who is defenseless and to see an adult abusing a child in such a manner, I don't think anybody in their right mind could stomach that and so I took it upon myself to prosecute it to make sure that I do what I can so the accuser can face the maximum sentence. If the court do not give him the maximum and give him a reasonable sentence, I am going to be okay with that but the message will be sent and again with the police yesterday, what he did was extremely disgusting, disappointing, it puts a black eye on the department, we have been doing a lot to address the issues of police abuse and this is a very significant form of abuse and it cannot be countenance, it must be condemned in its greatest and strongest terms and so again I believe that my presence to go to court and object to bail was important to send that message that we are not tolerating."
