AFTER denying knowing anything about the Courtney Crum-Ewing execution last year while speaking to a television journalist, self-professed hitman Sean Hinds has reportedly told police investigators that it was Jason Abdulla who allegedly murdered the activist on a Diamond roadway on March 10, 2015.Up to late Friday the police were still questioning four persons, including high-profile People’s Progressive Party (PPP) member, Kwame McCoy, in connection with the murder of Crum-Ewing.
There was no confirmation as to whether police had picked up other persons even as the probe widens. According to sources, Hinds, Abdulla and Okeene Fraser have been cooperating with the police to some extent.
This newspaper was informed that the police are likely to wrap up their investigations into the matter over the weekend and should all go well, would be presenting their findings to the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice on the way forward.
Meanwhile, the police on Friday sought were granted an extension by the High Court to keep McCoy, former Press and Publicity Officer at the Office of the President, in custody for an additional 72 hours. That would see him remaining in custody until Monday. The extension of this detention comes one day after the High Court granted similar privileges to the police on Friday for the continued detention of Abdulla, Fraser and Hinds.
There have been reports that McCoy has not been fully cooperating with the police in their investigations into the matter and was only answering basic questions.
The probe into the killing of Crum-Ewing was revived earlier this week when police picked up Abdulla on Monday, Fraser on Tuesday and Sean Hinds on Wednesday. Many observers have previously contended Crum-Ewing’s murder was politically motivated.
The view was even expressed by former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Joe Singh at the funeral of Crum-Ewing at the Heavenly Light Church in Albouystown. Crum-Ewing had served as a soldier in the GDF while Singh was the head of the army.
The then President of Guyana,Donald Ramotar had called on the police to leave no stone unturned in bringing the killer of Crum-Ewing to justice, as he too condemned the killing. In August 2015,  37-year-old Regan Rodrigues, called ‘Grey Boy’ was charged with Crum-Ewing’s murder.

Police investigators made a breakthrough in the case when ballistic tests done on an illegal .32-calibre gun found at Rodrigues’ Georgetown residence was linked to the murder scene.