Police officer charged in Guyana as probe continues into leaked surveillance footage
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November 3, 2026
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The police in Guyana have charged another of their colleagues as investigations into the “alleged unauthorised access to, extraction, and disclosure of surveillance footage from the Guyana Police Force Command Centre”, linking Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, widened.
Police said Constable Ashton Chappelle, 24, has been charged with obtaining and giving electronic data relating to the national security of the state, in contravention of the Cyber Crime Act.
The police constable, who was arrested last Friday, has since been remanded to prison after appearing at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Abigail Gibbs on Monday.
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