Apr 24 - PDP Claims the British Government is Miserably Failing to Defend Gibraltar Waters
The PDP are concerned at the clear suggestion made by environmental expert Dr Tydeman to the British Parliamentary Committee last week that the Royal Navy appear unwilling to answer requests by the Commissioner of the RGP to patrol British Gibraltar Territorial Waters for fear of upsetting the Spanish Government.
The party insists that the British Government is miserably failing to carry out its constitutional role to defend Gibraltar’s waters and thereby allow the RGP to enforce laws by carrying out arrests.
They added that it should be a source of embarrassment to the British Government that the Commissioner of Police should feel unsupported in his role if the evidence given by Dr Tydeman to a parliamentary committee last Wednesday is correct.
In response to the Convent’s statement dismissing Dr. Tydeman’s evidence and position of the Governor, the PDP noted that no one doubts the efforts and commitment of Sir Adrian John’s efforts at communicating the Gibraltar position, they add, ‘Sir Adrian and his family have been wonderful at supporting Gibraltar and when they leave in a few months’ time they will be sorely missed. The Government are right to recognise the great efforts of Sir Adrian Johns in defending Gibraltar on this issue and others and the PDP join them in echoing that general sentiment.
However this is not personal to the Governor but rather his Office a distinct point the Government have overlooked. It is entirely wrong for any Governor not to be given the tools he needs to carry out his constitutional obligations and equally it is unfair to put the Commissioner of Police in this invidious position. Moreover it was the British Government Dr Tydeman was criticising not the Governor.’
