By Tevita Motulalo
Commissioner of Police, Christopher Kelley
About half of Tonga Police have signed a petition to Cabinet over leadership issues on the part of their Commissioner, Christopher Kelley.
“We respectfully express our dissatisfaction of the way the Commissioner of Police is leading the Department,” the letter says.
Among the issues raised are the promotion of officers, the instalment of “Acting” capacities when fellow officers take leave, and the investigation and disciplinary process of alleged misconduct of members of Police. This is by the elimination of an internal tribunal, and “suspending” officers outright when there are allegations of inappropriate conduct.
The petitioners are opposing this “threatening” behaviour, which they say has diminished morale and the dedication to the service.
The petition claims that the Commissioner is acting with “favouritism” allowing the privileges to certain individuals he favours while denying them to others that should have.
Also raised was the new Police Act recently brought into force by Cabinet.
The petition calls the new Act “selfish” and a “dictatorial” piece of legislation drafted according to Kelley’s and his consultants’ versions of how the police force should be structured and operated, disregarding precedents set by a British Advisor back in 1968 which seemed to have worked well.
“The ways with which the Commissioner operates the Department is unacceptable in our views, and therefore we believe he should not continue in the position,” the petition calls.
The petitioners appeal to Cabinet for an immediate repeal of the new Police Act, the withdrawal of all promotions made by the Commissioner since the start of his tenure, and to reinstate the “Acting” opportunities available for members when they are entitled to, and finally to end the Commissioner’s Contract immediately.
The petition was signed by more than 200 officers and submitted to Cabinet last Friday.
- By Tevita Motulalo
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