‘PSC not needed' — former PSC chair, Slowe says Karimbaksh could be sent on accumulated leave

(Kaieteur News) – Former Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Slowe, is demanding immediate action against Deputy Commissioner of Police Fazil Karimbaksh, who is facing allegations of rape and threatening behaviour by a female police inspector.

Slowe, in a strongly worded statement posted on his Facebook page, questioned what it would take for the government to act, noting that Karimbaksh should be sent on administrative leave while the allegations are investigated.

The Guyana Police Force confirmed last Friday that it had received a report containing allegations of rape and threatening behaviour against a senior officer. Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken subsequently established a team to investigate the matter. Home Affairs Minister Oneidge Walrond later confirmed that Karimbaksh, who heads the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), is the officer at the centre of the allegations.