(SNO) — National Security Minister, Senator Hermangild Francis, has expressed dissatisfaction with a police investigation into a viral image of two teens toting high-powered guns.
He was questioned by the media on the matter on Monday and he said in WhatsApp conversations with Police Commissioner, Severin Moncherry, he has asked for further investigation into it.
“I am asking the commissioner, and if I have to show you some of the WhatsApp between the commissioner and myself, you will realize that I am not satisfied with the response that I got,” he stated. “And I told him that I need further investigations to be done to this matter.”
He said when further information is received, an update will be given.
It has been reported that one of the teens is the son of a police officer and there are speculation that there are possible favorable treatment for him.
But Francis said the investigations into the matter continue.
“This is very disturbing that the police will be on their own to make a decision to release or decide this is the way it should go,” he remarked. “This is a matter, they’ve been found with a firearm, the evidence is there that they did in fact have something that appears to be a firearm … thorough investigations will be done, they must be in a position to say where these firearms have gone, who gave it to them and we continue the search.”
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