Greene, speaking to reporters at the recent opening of the annual officer’s conference of the Guyana Defence Force, said the police force completed its investigation and the file had been sent to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). He said the file was sent earlier but was returned with instructions to do some more investigations and get a few additional statements. This was done and the file has been returned, he explained.
The officers were initially held but released after the 72 hours for which persons could be in custody had expired.
Greene could not say more regarding the case.
Police had reported the larceny of $3.4 million from the Police Finance Office, at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary, which was discovered earlier this month. According to police, “there were no signs of any breakage to the office.” The money, Police Public Relations Officer Ivelaw Whittaker has since said, was discovered missing when a check was done for the enveloped cash left in the canister. The canister had been secured in a locked cashier cage.
The Finance Office is located on the northern side of the compound (Rabbit Walk), a short distance from Greene’s office.
It is one of the most secure areas in the compound; ranks are assigned to guard and patrol the location day and night.
This incident is the latest in a series of crimes that have ensnared the police force. Questions have since surfaced about the police’s ability to investigate the larceny.
Cash held at the Finance Office comes mainly from bail collected at the various police stations, this newspaper had learnt. The money on hand is used, among other things, to pay travel and meal allowances for senior officers.
