THE Attorney General’s Chambers says it is moving to enforce payment of court-ordered costs owed by Assistant Commissioner of Police and lawyer Calvin Brutus and his wife, Adonika Aulder.
In a Fixed Date Application, the couple had sought permission to leave the country, citing medical attention needs for Aulder, who is pregnant and due to give birth in March 2025.

Justice Gino Persaud of the Demerara High Court dismissed that application on October 18, 2024, and ordered Brutus and Aulder to pay $250,000 each in costs to the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Police, and the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) within six weeks.

“To date, these payments remain outstanding,” a statement from the chambers noted on Saturday.
The Attorney General’s Chambers confirmed that if the ordered costs are not paid by the deadline, necessary legal action will be taken to recover the funds owed.

This follows their recent withdrawal of a High Court action challenging a prior court order to freeze their bank accounts, marking the second case they have filed and subsequently discontinued. The case was filed against SOCU’s head, Senior Superintendent Fazil Karimbaksh.

Brutus and his wife are facing charges of money laundering and other offences linked to over GY$800 million. Some GY$300 million is attributed to properties and other assets owned by the couple. The remaining GY$500 million has been frozen in bank accounts owned by them and their four-year-old son. Investigations revealed that Brutus and Aulder allegedly acquired substantial funds through unlawful means, which they then attempted to disguise in multiple bank accounts.

Brutus, in his role as Deputy Commissioner of Police (ag) (Administration), allegedly exploited his position to unlawfully acquire the sum from the Guyana Police Consumers’ Cooperative Society Limited. Alongside his wife, Adonika Aulder, he allegedly engaged in laundering the illicitly obtained money, channelling it through various accounts in an attempt to conceal its origins.

Brutus has asserted that the money in question represented his savings accumulated over the years, as well as wedding and holiday gifts from family and friends.