MINISTER of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday told reporters that all rogue cops must go since there is no place for them in the Guyana Police Force (GPF).The Public Security Minister was responding to questions posed by the media at his Brickdam office concerning the dismissal of one of two cops fingered in the 2009 torture of a schoolboy.

He said, “There was a finding by a very Senior Judge, Justice George in the High Court that this was torture and in my book that is criminal enough for them not to have been retained much less to have been promoted, that happened under the PPP/C administration with Anil Nandlall being the Attorney General (AG).
ZERO TOLERANCE
He added that “All rogue cops, especially when judicial officers would have pronounced on the wrongdoings, will go and even those cops who have had serious allegations if internally there are investigations, we find them culpable they are going to go too. I want the GPF to know that it will be zero tolerance for any harassment of any citizen of people’s rights, harassment to the extent of bullyism and even the grave one of burning people’s genitalia. They are all going to go and there will be criminal prosecutions.”

Minister Ramjattan pointed out that the next step is to write to the Police Service Commission, sending the judgment of Justice George and reminding them that the policy of this administration is to get rid of rogue cops.
Meanwhile, the Police Service Commission (PSC) is being urged to revisit the Inspector’s retention as a member of the GPF and that he be removed by them as the proper authority.
Ramjattan stated that he is very happy that at least one of the two cops fingered in the 2009 torture of Twyon Thomas has been dismissed in the public’s interest by Commissioner of Police, Seelall Persaud.

He added that there are two categories of ranks from the ordinary ranks to Inspector and from Inspector and above the discipline and removal of those ranks will come under the PSC which is a judicial body.(Michel Outridge)