The Government of Saint Lucia will have to show “evidence” that the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force has corrected its human rights violations in order to have sanctions imposed by the United States (US) Government removed.
This is according to Yolonda Kerney, the US Embassy Bridgetown’s public affairs officer and Embassy spokesperson.
Kerney made the remarks in response to questions submitted to the US Embassy in Barbados by St. Lucia News Online (SNO), inquiring about news last week that an officer involved in the Operation Restore Confidence (ORC) task force – which is accused of extra-judicial killings – was prevented from travelling to the US.
According to the senior law enforcement source, the police officer was scheduled to attend a family event in New York, but when he checked in with the airline on August 5, he was told he couldn’t travel based on instructions from the US Embassy.
The cop was advised to contact the US Embassy for more information, the source added. The police officer, who was denied entry last week, is the third known member of the RSLPF to have been denied entry to the US.
