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Jun 25, 2017 News
Chairman of the Guyana Police Force (GPF)’s Complaints Authority, Justice Cecil Kennard has finally made his recommendation in the case involving Kaieteur News’ staffer, Harry Brijmohan, who accused five ranks of
demanding $5000 bribe from him.
He was stopped on August, 17, last at Red Road, Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) for riding without helmet.
After much back and forth in this case, a staffer at the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) recently confirmed that Kennard has made his recommendation and a rank from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will have collect the file this week.
It was sent to the Chairman since March 21, last. It is unclear why the police took so long on this case, since all evidence, including video footage supporting Brijmohan’s allegation, had been presented to the investigating ranks.
Kaieteur News was informed that once the file reaches CID, ranks there will have to make contact with the complainant, Harry Brijmohan, to discuss disciplinary action but in this case, investigators will have to meet with his fiancée, Zena Henry, to talk about the outcome.
Brijmohan died in an accident on the Houston, East Bank Demerara Public Road, three months after the report was made. This newspaper was informed the Police’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) had recommended criminal charges against the ranks.
A source at OPR had indicated that even though Brijmohan passed away, the ranks can still be charged and placed before the court.
It was only recently that the GPF came out for the first time in almost a year to say that the file had been forwarded to the Chairman of the PCA for his recommendation and submission for legal advice.
The force’s response came after an article was published in this newspaper claiming that the police was mum on this case.
Giving details of the allegation, Brijmohan had indicated that the ranks searched him, demanded his documents, and then informed him that they had to charge him and place him before the court, despite his offence being one that required him being given a ticket.
He was told that he could have only made a phone call after 72 hours.
”One of them tell me that I should have ride away, that his gun rusty because long he ain’t use it,” Brijmohan had recounted.
The Kaieteur News staffer was only allowed to continue his journey home when the policemen demanded that he give them $5000.
When Brijmohan’s experience with the lawmen made the news and OPR launched an investigation, the five policemen in question all denied ever seeing or stopping the motorcyclist—although they admitted that they were indeed patrolling in the area on that day. However, video footage later surfaced, contradicting the denial by the cops.
The footage showed Brijmohan sitting in the tray of an unmarked vehicle (with his motorcycle), as it drove along the road that leads to Providence New Scheme, East Bank Demerara, between 15:20 hours and 15:35 hrs. The footage was handed over to the detectives who were working on the case.
Before Brijmohan died, he had made contact with ranks investigating the case almost daily, but never got any positive response.
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