Police in The Bahamas say a 58-year-old man is assisting their investigations into the death threat made against Prime Minister Phillip Davis last week.
In a brief statement, the police said the suspect was detained on Wednesday, and investigations are continuing.
Last Friday, Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander, told a news conference the Prime Minister’s office had received two anonymous calls from someone who threatened to kill the head of government.
“Both calls came in, one right after the other about 15 minutes apart, threatening to kill the nation’s leader,” Commissioner Fernander said, adding “we, as Bahamians, it shouldn’t happen.
“When you’re talking about threatening the nation’s leader and we as Bahamians, how we got to this level in threatening individuals and you can go beyond the prime minister and individuals and we take this very seriously,” the police commissioner said.
Earlier this week, former Prime Minister, Dr. Hubert Minnis, all but dismissed the alleged threat against the life of his predecessor, telling reporters that the reaction was an “overkill.
“I’ve always carried on with my normal life, but this prime minister is obviously threatened by the people. He brought out the entire police force almost. I mean, what is there to fear? What is there to fear? I do not condone violence; I do not support violence. I feel that prime ministers should be protected, all right. But I thought it was an overkill,” said Minnis, who served as head of government from May 2017 to September16, 2021.
National Security Minister Wayne Munroe told reporters on Tuesday that anybody who makes a threat of death, it’s investigated by the police.
“Whether you’re the prime minister or somebody from Kemp Road. If someone threatens you with death, and you make a complaint the police will investigate,” he added.
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