DIVISIONAL Commander ‘A’ Division, Senior Superintendent Clifton Hicken yesterday apologised for controversial remarks in which he said that the mode of dress by females contributed to rape.

Hicken had made remarks about how some young women dress during his presentation of the Divisional Christmas Policing Plan on November 17, 2014.
The ‘A’ Division Commander’s apology was issued yesterday through the Guyana Police Force apologising to all members of the Guyanese society who have been negatively affected by his comments made in relation to the offence of rape.
It said that the comments made were “an unfortunate bad choice of words since like every other member of the Guyana Police Force, Hicken understands rape to be a violent act of power and aggression by the perpetrator on a weaker person.”

In closing the release reaffirmed that “rapists are criminals who ought to be treated as such and victims are certainly not responsible for violence committed against them.”