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Canada donates over G$3M in equipment to strengthen police investigations
High Commissioner of Canada to Guyana, Mr. Pierre Giroux, yesterday handed over several pieces of equipment to Minister of Public Security Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan for use by the Guyana Police Force (GPF).
Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Mr. Pierre Giroux hands over a piece of the equipment to Minister of Public Security Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, while Commissioner of Police Mr. Seelall Persaud, DSM looks on appreciatively.
The equipment, which includes crime scene kits, six Canon cameras and an Ocean System hardware and software system, valued at C$22,000 (GYD $3,043,280) was handed over at the Police Officers Training Centre, Eve Leary.
This donation is part of Canada’s two year “Strengthening the Guyanese Criminal Justice System” project being implemented by Canadian NGO, the Justice Education Society (JES).
The JES project aims to increase evidence-led investigations.
The JES is currently conducting its second set of training activities with the Guyana Police Force on Major Case Management, Forensic Video Analysis and Crime Scene Management.
High Commissioner Giroux emphasized the importance of having the necessary tools to implement the knowledge gained through training and highlighted the particular usefulness of the forensic video analysis equipment, which will capitalize on the numerous Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras around Georgetown.
The equipment will enable officers in the newly established Forensic Video Analysis Unit to extract the relevant video footage and enhance images.
High Commissioner Giroux also commended the admirable work of JES, citing personal experience of successful work with JES in El Salvador.
Minister Ramjattan reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to strengthening security in Guyana and thanked the Canadian Government and the JES for their timely support in strengthening Guyana’s criminal justice system.
The Government of Canada, through its Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program (ACCBP), is providing CAD $750,000 (GYD $106 million) to the Justice Education Society (JES), to implement this project over two years. The project is being implemented in collaboration with the Ministries of Public Security and Legal Affairs, as well as the Office of the Chancellor of the Judiciary, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Guyana Police Force.
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