AFTER serving the Guyana Police Force for more than 30 years, Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud will retire in April.

The GPF will hold a farewell parade in his honour on February 28, 2018 at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary at 16:00hrs.

Persaud, who has served as Crime Chief and Commissioner of Police, will officially retire this month after returning to office following a lengthy period of annual leave which lasted for several months. He was on leave from July 10, 2017 until November, 2017.
The country’s 31st commissioner of police is officially set to retire in April 2018.
Assistant Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine was acting as top cop in Persaud’s absence.

Commissioner Persaud, who hails from the Essequibo Coast, will complete 33 years as a member of the Guyana Police Force upon retirement.

He served most of the time in the Criminal Investigations Department.
He headed the Police Anti-Narcotics Unit (Drug Squad) for 10 years and served as the country’s lead detective (Crime Chief) for another seven years. During his career, he worked on the coastland as well as in the interior.

A Commission of Inquiry report into an alleged assassination plot against President David Granger had recommended Persaud’s removal or dismissal.

Ramnarine is currently on leave and he is due to resume duty on March 1, 2018.