By Breaking Belize News Staff: Prime Minister John Briceño says he was not personally involved in the decision to remove Assistant Superintendent Aaron Gamboa as commander of the Special Patrol Unit, but says changes within the Police Department should not automatically be viewed negatively.
Gamboa, who had headed the SPU for almost a decade, was recently reassigned to the National Operations Office. Neville Martinez has been named interim commander of the SPU while a substantive replacement is expected later this month.
Asked Wednesday about the move, Briceño said Commissioner of Police Dr. Richard Rosado had advised him generally that changes were being made within the department, but had not discussed every officer who would be affected.
The Prime Minister said the Police Department cannot simply continue with “business as usual” and expressed confidence that Acting Home Affairs Minister Julius Espat would have a reason for supporting changes within the force.
Briceño also denied that he personally instructed Espat to make the specific personnel changes.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: Prime Minister John Briceño says he was not personally involved in the decision to remove Assistant Superintendent Aaron Gamboa as commander of the Special Patrol Unit, but says changes within the Police Department should not automatically be viewed negatively. Gamboa, who had headed the SPU for almost a decade, was
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