Williams says about 150 arrests for state of emergency violation were made nation-wide over the long weekend. Now, that's a lot of regular folks - not common criminals being dragged before the court. And that's why it raised a lot of eyebrows when Williams was quoted in an online article as saying that "extending the ?t?t? ?f Emergency until the end of 2020 would h?l? ??mb?t ?r?m?."
Today he said that quote was taken out of context, and what he really meant was...
Chester Williams- Commissioner of Police
"The truth is Jules, that was taken out of context. I was speaking to the fact that should there be a second wave...I personally understand people's concern, I understand the position the government is in in terms of the economy and I understand the strain that this is putting on the police and the security forces to enforce. So, if it is that the government should decide to lift the curfew or the SOE at any point in time, I have no issue with it because I do understand. People, for the most part, have lost their jobs, the longer they stay unemployed the greater the potential that they may want to do things to feed their families. So, they need an opportunity to work, the economy needs an opportunity to rebuild. So, I have no issue if the SOE were to be lifted."
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