Cop who wrongfully arrested lawyer promoted to Traffic Chief

Aug 04, 2023 News

Kaieteur News – One of the police officers who unconstitutionally arrested a lawyer for advising her client to remain silent will be Guyana’s next Traffic Chief come September.

Guyana’s Next Traffic Chief, Krishna Ramana

Superintendent of Police, Krishna Ramana will take over duties as Traffic Chief from Dennis Stephens on September 1, 2023.

Ramana, a Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) Investigator wrongfully arrested Attorney-at-Law, Tamieka Clarke back in October, 2022.

Clarke was detained on October 28, 2022 after she advised her client, who was at the time being investigated by the agency, not to answer the questions asked of her by SOCU.

Clarke through her lawyer, Nigel Hughes had filed legal proceedings at the Demerara High Court against the State seeking several reliefs along with $300,000 in damages.

The Lawyer had also filed two private criminal charges at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts against Superintendent Ramana and Sergeants Navranda Persaud and Winston Singh. The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack had discontinued the criminal charges.

“I have considered it and found that the issues of Wrongful Arrest and False Imprisonment arise. These are issues of Tort and Constitutional breaches which are civil actions,” Ali-Hack had said.

The DPP added too that all issues which are included in the allegations will be addressed in the civil action that was filed against the State.

On Saturday, July 8, 2023, the Chief Justice, Roxane George, SC ruled that Clarke’s arrest was unconstitutional.

Justice George in her ruling stated, “An Attorney-at-Law admitted to practice in Guyana is entitled to advise a client to remain silent when questioned by any lawful enforcement agency.”

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