If the police ask you to write a statement, which
they normally do when they stop you on the road
and take you to their station or when they invite you
to their station, you should know how to write a
good statement that will not implicate you.
First, whether you write a statement as a witness or
as a suspect, you must understand that your
statement is very likely going to be used against
you either in court or for the purpose of blackmail
by some officers (not all). Therefore, take your
statement writing as a serious matter.
Remember that you have right to refuse to write a
statement until your lawyer is present. But this
normally leads to argument and hostile reactions
from the police, and it may likely be a pretext for
them not releasing you immediately.
There are no hard and fast rules as to the content of
a statement. It is supposed to be what you know in
relation to an incident or the reason for you being
brought to the station. Since the statement is not
just a general view on anything you like, it is
important that you know the reason for which you
have been brought to the station.
For those who have been suspected of committing
an offense, make sure that before you start writing
a statement, you ask the officer the offense for
which you have been brought to the station. If he
tells you that there is no offense, that they just want
you to tell them all you know, you can politely say:
No, Sir. The police force is meant to enforce the
criminal law. Therefore, the police would not have
any justification to bring you to the station except if
they suspect that an offense has been committed
somewhere by somebody - either you or someone
else. And you need to know the offense and the
person suspected before you could write your
statement.
Also, if you were arrested or invited as a result of a
petition written against you, you must demand to
read carefully that petition before you start giving
your statement.
When you start your statement, make sure you
explain in your statement the reason for which you
have been asked to make your statement. For
instance, you can say something like: "I was
stopped while driving my vehicle with registration
number xxxxx on ________ street in _______ city.
After showing my papers to officer xxxxxxx, I was
taken to the police station and informed that my car
was suspected of being stolen car"
Then you make your statement. You will see that
the police will not like this. But you should be able to
state the summary of the circumstances that led to
you having to make a statement in the station.
I will say more about writing statements at police
stations. For now, just get the idea that you should
explain why you are making a statement and the
offenses you were told you were suspected of. You
should state that in your statement before you begin
to write other things
POST SCRIPT: The reason you have to state in your
statement the reason for making a statement is
obvious. Your statement when read by a third party
can only make sense in the context of the matter
that prompted the statement. So, if you didn't state
the matter to which your statement relates, the
police may change the matter down the line.
Initially, you thought you were arrested because of
stolen vehicle, but the police later charged it to
kidnapping. If a judge is reading your statement in a
kidnapping case, he will think you were evading the
issues. He will think you were dodging the matter
that you don't want to answer the question. And he
will form a negative opinion of you based on your
presumably inconclusive and evasive statement .
So be careful and be wise.

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