TWO police ranks appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Friday on 38 counts of misdemeanour charges.

The charges allege that on April 12 at Georgetown, with intend to defraud the public, Shenese Frazer conspired with other persons to commit misdemeanours — that is to say, she uttered questionnaires knowing same to be forged and that they were not written by the18 persons whose names were given.

Thirty-one-year old Frazer who is the confidential Secretary of the Acting Traffic Chief and who resides at South Sophia, was not required to plead to the indictable charge.
The woman who has served the Guyana Police Force for seven years was yesterday represented by attorney Patrice Henry, who applied for reasonable bail to be granted his client.

Police prosecutor Gordon Mansfield had no objections to bail, but asked that conditions be attached.

Bail was granted by the chief magistrate in the sum of $150,000 on the condition that the defendant lodge her passport and report to CID headquarters every Friday.

It was also alleged that on the same day at Georgetown, with intent to defraud, Ryan Grey conspired with persons to commit misdemeanours — that is to say, he uttered questionnaires knowing them to be forged and that they were not written by the 20 persons whose names were given.

Twenty-five -year old Grey, who has served the Guyana Police Force for seven years as a corporal, was not required to plead to the indictable charges.

The policeman who resides at De Silva Street was represented by Attorney Mark Conway.
According to the facts that were given in court by Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield, the police force had announced that the Office of Professional Responsibility had launched an investigation into what it described as “massive irregularities” in the Guyana Police Force’s learner-driver’s theoretical examination, which took place on April 12, 2018, at the Felix Austin Police College, Georgetown.

The investigation was launched after a report was made by a senior pastor serving as chaplain to the commissioner of police (ag), indicating that after the examination had finished, his pastor colleagues reported that some 174 persons were registered to write the said examination but 106 persons presented themselves on the said day.
However, 207 scripts were received at the conclusion of the examination and 155 of the 207 scripts were completed.
Bail was granted by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the sum of $160,000 on the

condition that the defendant report to the CID headquarters every Friday.
Fraser and Grey were expected back in court August 17, 2018.