COMMISSIONER of Police, Mr Seelall Persaud yesterday sought to clarify a report carried in the Guyana Chronicle, saying that several ranks of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) have failed their polygraph tests. 

The article was carried in yesterday’s edition of the newspaper under the headline, “Several ranks of ‘Special Organised Crime Unit’ fails polygraph tests”.
According to a statement issued by the Guyana Police Force early yesterday, the Top Cop was apparently “misquoted” during his interaction with media representatives at Police Headquarters last Friday.
The statement further noted that both the headline and the information contained in the article were “misleading.”
“The Police Force is clarifying that the Commissioner did tell the press that ranks from certain units are polygraphed each year, but he made no mention of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), even though the ranks from SOCU are polygraphed as well,” the statement said.
Asked to comment on the issue, Commissioner Seelall explained that there are implications for the Special Organised Crime Unit, when reports of this nature are disseminated. He noted that SOCU is connected to international bodies, and their credibility can be tampered with when information such as that conveyed in the article yesterday reaches these international bodies.
As such, he maintained that the report was not a reflection of his words, although SOCU ranks are polygraphed.