ASSISTANT Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus has withdrawn his High Court motions challenging the government and police administration after being placed on administrative leave amidst multiple corruption charges.
The decision comes just one day after Brutus, an attorney-at-law with 25 years of service, appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on 30 charges, including allegations of money laundering, misconduct in public office, and larceny by a public official.

Brutus’s legal action, filed earlier this month, targeted several high-profile respondents: Attorney General Anil Nandlall, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Police Service Commission, acting Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken, and the Special, Organised Crime Unit (SOCU).

On Friday, the Attorney General’s Chambers received a formal notice of withdrawal and discontinuance, indicating that Brutus had rescinded his legal challenges against these respondents.
His withdrawal from the High Court follows a string of legal setbacks, including Justice Gino Persaud’s recent denial of permission for Brutus and his pregnant wife, Adonika Aulder, to travel to the United States for what they described as “urgent medical treatment.”

The judge’s ruling was influenced by the gravity of the charges against him, and Brutus remains barred from leaving the country as over 240 financial crime-related charges loom.
In addition to facing individual charges, Brutus, along with his former driver, Police Sergeant Kevin George, and businessman Asif Zafarally of Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara, is accused of obtaining money by false pretence.

Meanwhile, Brutus’s wife, 25-year-old Aulder, faces separate charges of money laundering related to $352 million reportedly held in her company’s Republic Bank account.
The Georgetown Magistrates’ Court is expected to reconvene on November 8, 2024, when additional charges, specifically addressing liability of officials, are anticipated against Brutus.

A thorough investigation conducted by SOCU revealed that the case involved over $800 million. Of this amount, $300 million is associated with properties and other assets belonging to Brutus and his wife.
The remaining $500 million has been frozen in several bank accounts belonging to Brutus, his wife, their businesses, and their four-year-old son. Charges were recommended for the accused persons by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).