Benschop questioned about missing OP flash drives, documentation
THE police disclosed, on Monday night, that they are investigating the larceny of four flash drives/memory sticks, valued $22,000, containing vital documentation from the Secretariat of the Permanent Secretary, Office of the President (OP), on February 4. A release said investigations have, so far, revealed that on February 3, a female employee who was attached to the Secretariat was informed by letter, that she was transferred to another department and no longer allowed entry there.
However, at about 07:00 hrs the following day, February 4, she went to the guard room and uplifted the keys to the secretariat from a guard, who, unwittingly gave it to her. 
She was, subsequently, observed by a number of other employees and members of the Presidential Guard, entering the secretariat and left about 07:45 hrs, since then she has not been seen again, the release said.
The police said checks, made later, established that the four flash drives were missing and that information had been deleted from the computers in the office.   
Some of the documents have been surfacing on a particular website, guyanaobservernews.org and the police have been interviewing persons concerned with its production, the release said.
It added that Mark Benschop was contacted by the police and has denied ownership of the website and knowledge of articles posted on it.
Further information in this matter will be provided later, police said.