And the media also grilled the ComPol on why he didn't invite us to this year's national CompStat meeting. As we told you, every year, the media receives an invite and an opportunity to discuss the numbers with the former commissioner and the former minister. But not this time.
However, Rosado argued that we've never actually been invited to the meeting itself and that this year, they decided to let the government press office in for the first time.
Dr. Richard Rosado, Commissioner of Police
"I think it's a misstatement for the media to say that they have been invited for the past few years. The media have never been invited for the Comstat meeting. They are invited after the meeting to ask questions, but they have never been invited to the Comstat meeting."
"This is the first time that we invited the press office to join us during the opening session. But to say that the media has been invited for the past few years, it's a statement from the media houses."
Reporter
"But that's semantics. Why weren't we invited to ask questions?"
Dr. Richard Rosado, Commissioner of Police
"This year we wanted to try something new. And this year we wanted to see whether we should invite or should not. And then I had left it up to our press office."
"And we decided to. But I have no objection to continue with inviting the media after for questions. I have no objection to that."
Reporter
"Why should a decision like that be left willy-nilly? This is an important aspect for public transparency that we are there to ask the questions."
Dr. Richard Rosado, Commissioner of Police
"Like I said, this year we wanted to try something new. And for the media to say that they have been invited for years, it's a misstatement. It's being disingenuous because they have never been invited to the Comstat meeting."
"They have been invited after the meeting to ask questions. And I have no objection or no reservation in inviting them after the meeting for them to ask questions."
Reporter
"So will we be invited next year?"
Dr. Richard Rosado, Commissioner of Police
"I have no objection. If the media want to attend after the comstat, no objections."
