TIGI Demands Karimbaksh Be Removed From Operational Duties

Transparency International Guyana Inc. (TIGI) is demanding an independent investigation into allegations of rape and threatening behaviour against Deputy Commissioner of Police Fazil Karimbaksh, head of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), warning that the handling of the matter by an undisclosed internal police team risks undermining public confidence in the investigation.

In a statement issued October 5, TIGI said the allegations are particularly serious because they involve one of the Guyana Police Force’s most senior officers and a serving police officer who is reportedly the complainant.

The organisation said an investigation conducted entirely within the Police Force cannot automatically be regarded as independent when the accused remains a senior officer with rank and institutional influence.