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Imran “Magic” Khan alleges police assault

Sep 15, 2012 News

Boxing sensation, 19-year-old Imran “Magic” Khan is seeking justice after claims of an unjustified police assault reportedly committed against him. Khan is alleging that a police rank on motor bike patrol kicked him while he (Khan) rode a motorbike, and later assaulted him with his firearm.
According to Khan, just after noon on Wednesday, he mistakenly rode his motorcycle up Smyth Street, between Hadfield Street and Brickdam, which was recently made a one- way.
The teen said that two officers riding separate motorcycles noticed him. One rank ordered that he stop his cycle. The other rank gave him the okay to proceed on his way.
He alleged that when he took off, the rank who had ordered him to stop, rode after him and kicked him on the leg, causing him to sway and nearly hit a vehicle. Khan said that he stopped his motorcycle and the ranks came up to him and conducted a search on him and his pillion rider.
The boxer alleged that nothing was found on their person, but the police punctured his motorcycle wheel and instructed him to be on his way.
The teen said that he did nothing about that incident except to report it to his coach, James Walcott, who lives in his community. The following day, Khan said that around 10:30 hours he was standing on a street in Albouystown with Walcott and another friend, when he saw the said police officers patrolling in the area. Khan said that he pointed out the policemen to his coach. This prompted a harsh response from the ranks.
“When I show he de officer who stamp me off my bike the day before, de officer watch me and seh when you see officers, you must shut ya mouth; don’t say nothing!” Khan alleged that his coach directed him not to say anything, so he got out his cell phone and directed his attention there.
The police officer parked his motorbike and went over to Khan and ordered the boxer to look at him. According to Walcott, the officer continued to ask Khan to look at him but Khan refused and continued to pay attention to his phone.
“He keeping telling Imran look at me, but Imran ain’t watching he, he keep with he phone like if he texting and de officer said, hey look at me, you ain’t hear ah seh look at me. You is any bad boy?”
Walcott then alleged that the other officer riding cycle CF 7175 got off his bike and rushed Khan, slamming him into the wall of a nearby building. The other rank who told Khan to look at him, reportedly grabbed the boxer by the throat and lifted him off the ground, before the other officer pulled out a gun and lashed the youth across the head, Walcott said.
“That was the same rank who kicked me off my bike,” Khan informed.
Following the incident, Khan along with his coach and friend went to the Brickdam Police Station where they made a report. They said they went to the Police Complaints Authority, before heading to the hospital, but the office was closed at the time.
Walcott said they later contacted Mr. Steve Ninvalle, President of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association and they were directed to the Eve Leary Police Station where a confrontation was held with the said police officers and a senior rank whose name they can’t remember.
According to Walcott and Khan, both policemen denied ever harming the boxer. They reportedly told their superior that Khan had drugs. “Dem tell de big man that they de passing and dem sell narcotics and when they see Imran he had a brown paper in he hand and when Imran see dem he crush up de paper in he hand.”
Walcott said that when he asked the ranks if they did not hit the teen in his presence, they denied. Another report was made at the Ruimveldt Police Station where they were directed following Eve Leary. Walcott and Khan’s pillion rider both confirmed the actions of the police.
When contact was made with Commander of ‘A’ Division Assistant Commissioner of Police, George Vyphuis, he said he was not aware of the incident. He however assured that he would look into the matter.

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