The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday called for an immediate investigation to be launched into the conduct of a senior police detective, while claiming that there are audio and video recordings of him engaged in unprofessional conduct.
The party, in a brief statement signed by Executive Secretary Zulfikar Mustapha, named the rank but gave no indication that they had made any attempts to raise the issue with the Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan, Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud or any other senior police officers.
The rank is heading a high-profile murder investigation for which PPP members were recently arrested and questioned.
The statement said that the party was very concerned about the “known egregious and extra-curricular conduct” of the rank.
“We call upon the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Seelall Persaud, to immediately initiate an investigation into the many allegations surfacing about [name of rank] including his misuse of office; allegations of political persecutions; and allegations regarding his links to the criminal underworld and the use of that link to implicate innocent persons,” it stated.
According to the statement, the party is aware of audio and video recordings implicating the rank in such activities.
“The PPP is concerned that unless this matter is nipped in the bud, more and more officers of the Force will become infected and the contamination will eventually spread right across the Force,” the statement added.
