SOCU Head should be off-duty pending sexual assault probe – Home Affairs Minister

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October 3, 2026

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SOCU Head should be off-duty pending sexual assault probe – Home Affairs Minister

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Home Affairs Minister Oneidge Walrond has confirmed that a formal investigation is underway into the sexual assault allegations levied against Head of the Guyana Police Force (GPF)’s Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), Fazil Karimbaksh.

The complaint came from a female officer attached to SOCU – the white-collar arm of the GPF.

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