The youth arm of the Alliance For Change (AFC) has joined the growing chorus demanding an independent investigation into the death of 16-year-old Altaf King, declaring that the Guyana Police Force cannot be entrusted to investigate allegations against its own officers and warning that anything less would further erode public confidence in the justice system.

The call comes nearly two weeks after King’s death on June 25, during a police pursuit along the Princeton Access Road in Corriverton, Berbice—a case that has ignited public outrage and intensified scrutiny of police conduct.

Police have maintained that the teenager lost control of the motorcycle he was riding while attempting to evade officers before crashing into a Guyana Power and Light utility pole. However, King’s relatives and eyewitnesses have challenged that version of events, alleging that a police patrol vehicle struck the motorcycle from behind, causing the fatal collision. Those competing accounts sparked protests in Corriverton and renewed demands for accountability.