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Lethem residents disgusted over Senior Police Officer’s behaviour

Aug 28, 2011 News

Residents of Lethem have expressed their utter disgust over what they say is the blatant disrespect for their rights by a senior Officer of the Guyana Police Force. Residents said that the Officer was recently sent to the location and his behaviour in their view is an embarrassment to the Force, the Commissioner of Police and the Minister of Home Affairs.
According to the residents, the Officer has been abusing his power to fulfill his personal benefits and this has been the situation ever since he arrived in the district. They claimed that they are now being told that they would have to apply a month in advance for permission for any loud music and event being held in the district. One resident who is also a business owner said if the officer does not like the type of music that is being played at a night spot he would order the proprietor to close off for the night.
However members of the community feel that an incident on Friday night was the straw that broke the camel’s back for them. This publication was told that sometime after 23:30 hours on Friday, the officer was in a drunken state at a night spot in Lethem. According to residents the officer in his drunken state was walking around the night club hitting females on their buttocks. In one instance this publication was told that the officer slapped a female who refused to dance with him. However, when this publication attempted to contact the female she declined for fear of being victimized.
There are also reports out of the area that the officer told the DJ at the night spot “if yo don’t play F(&# Elvis Presley music I gon shut down this place”.
Residents say they now have no faith in the ranks as well as the officer in the district, since the ranks all seem intimidated and embarrassed by him. Hence they are calling on the hierarchy of the Police Force to carry out a full investigation in the matter.

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