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And the Commissioner also explained why he didn't leave Deputy Rosado as acting Compol while he was traveling. Rosado referred to himself as the senior Deputy, but Commissioner Chester says he's mistaken:

Reporter:
"Regarding the divide between your two deputies, DCP Rosado said that in accordance with the public service regulations, he is the senior officer in command. So why is it that he was not given to holdover as opposed to Bart?"

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"The police department have three co-pilots three, deputies Aaron Guzman, Bart Jones and Richard Rosado. I would really not want to comment on this, but you have asked. I do not think that there is a divide between the two gentlemen. I don't think so. I have seen them working together and I do not see any issues between them. In the case that Mr. Jones currently has with the Services Commission, in respect to the promotion of Mr. Rosado, the office of the Attorney General, which is the government principal legal adviser, had root or have submitted to the courts that there is no seniority between Mr. Rosado and Mr. Jones, that both gentlemen are on the same level."

"And they arrived at that opinion based on Regulation 26 of the public service and Constitutional Regulations, which states that where the promotion, date or appointment date for one officer is within six months of the other, then neither of them is senior to the other. As the commissioner, police I have said to both Gentlemen, the fact that you are the two main persons next in line."

"Whenever I leave the country, I'm going to have you hold over interchangeably. Again, the reason for that is to be able to give both of them the experience in terms of acting in the capacity of the commissioner of police. It's not to favor one over the other. And I think that if anyone should feel that they are being disenfranchized, it should be Bart."

"Because every time I left the country it is Rosado. Who I left in charge it's the first time I left Mr. Jones in charge. Should the Prime Minister say today or tomorrow? He wants to appoint a new commissioner. He can choose from between any of them because both of them would have had that experience."