Crime
Judge says it is lawful to record Police Officers
Judge reminds Police Officers that there is no law preventing the public from videotaping their actions
In a recent court ruling in Trinidad, a judge reminded police officers that there is no law preventing citizens from videotaping them. Two men who were wrongfully arrested while recording the 2017 arrest of businessman Inshan Ishmael will be compensated $90,000 each. Justice Frank Seepersad ruled that Anzar Mohammed and Eisa Ghany were unlawfully detained for ten hours without justification. The judge highlighted that recording police officers in public is not a crime and criticized the police for overstepping their authority. Seepersad stressed that police powers must be exercised fairly to maintain public trust. He also suggested that police officers should personally pay compensation for wrongful actions to encourage better behavior.
