– Asst. Commissioner Brummel to serve in the interim
PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar has acceded to the request by present Commissioner of Police Henry Greene to proceed on leave in light of investigations into allegations of rape levelled against him. This is to facilitate an independent investigation into the allegation. Speaking at his first one-on-one interview with Editor-in-Chief of the National Communications Network (NCN) Michael Gordon at the Office of the President, the Head of State said Assistant Commissioner Leroy Brummel will be serving in the capacity of Commissioner in the interim.
The Head of State also said that he has liaised with Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, requesting that his ministry conduct external assistance in the investigations in order to expedite them.