A TEAM of investigators from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was dispatched to the Colonel John Clarke Military School in Tacama last evening, following a report by an Officer Cadet that he was assaulted by his training instructors. The incident allegedly occurred between Wed Aug 13th and Thu Aug 14th during a training exercise in Tacama.

The Officer Cadet was first brought to the Base Ayanganna Medical Centre then taken to the GPHC where he was seen by a specialist. He is currently under the care of the Force Medical Officer in Ayanganna where he was also visited by his parents.

The Chief of Staff has ordered that a Board of Inquiry be convened immediately to unearth all issues relating to this incident. Further, he wishes to reiterate that the Force does not condone violence in any form against its ranks.