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GDF investigates circumstances of detained soldier

Dec 29, 2012 News

 

The Guyana Defence Force has responded to articles which appeared in the media regarding the detention of one of its ranks in the GDF jail.
“The Force does not condone any act/s of violence meted out to its ranks, whether they are serving or whether they breach their service by being Absent Without Leave (AWOL).
“In the current matter regarding Private Akeem Charles, preliminary investigations have revealed that the soldier was being detained in keeping with Force policy since he had been AWOL.
“The investigations also reveal that Private Charles was being processed through routine procedures to be Court martialed,” the army stated.
The soldier began exhibiting abnormal behaviour to protest his detention to the point where he threw himself into a drain at Base Camp Ayanganna, and had to be removed in order to ensure his safety, the release stated.
“No order was given for the cell in which he was being held to be wetted as is reported. Investigations addressing allegations of the soldier’s ill-treatment are ongoing and, wherever necessary, any rank found culpable of inflicting any act of violence against Private Charles will be subject to disciplinary procedures,” the statement added.

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