PSU President Fires Back at ComPol Rosado

The ongoing tension between Police Commissioner Dr. Richard Rosado and Public Service Union (PSU) President Dean Flowers escalated this week after Rosado publicly linked Flowers’ phone number to a ‘high-profile police investigation.’

Speaking to the media on Monday, Rosado dismissed Flowers’ recent criticisms of police operations, stating, “It is difficult for me to respond to someone who does not understand the dynamics of policing, who does not understand the challenges in policing. I believe that individual just wants to spew nonsense for his own aggrandizement.” He then added, “But I want to ask you in the media to ask him how his phone number, connected to him, is linked to a high-profile investigation involving public officers.”

Flowers fired back this morning, strongly rejecting the claim and accusing Rosado of trying to deflect from legitimate concerns about policing practices. “He does not have an iota of proof linking 6005110 or 615 3110 to any investigation since the Declaration of Self-Government in 1964,” Flowers stated. He said the Commissioner’s remarks stemmed from bruised ego and anger over Flowers’ criticism of police tactics in Dangriga. “You cannot govern and rule based on fear, which is what in my view, the police department attempted to do in Dangriga, instill fear,” he said.

The PSU President also reminded Dr. Rosado that his position is safeguarded by the very union he now seems to be at odds with. “If it was not for the Public Service Union of Belize, he would never be Commissioner of Police,” Flowers said, referencing protections under the public service regulations tied to collective bargaining agreements. “This union has been protecting you from day one.”