The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has instructed the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to institute charges against Roscoe McIntyre, a man accused of setting fire to the Arakaka Police Outpost on Friday.
The GPF said McIntyre is expected to make his appearance at the Port Kaituma Police Station today to answer to the charge of setting fire to a public place.
Stabroek News had reported that the fire was set to the outpost on Friday at 2.30am while several police officers were locked inside. However, the lawmen were able to escape and extinguish the fire before the building was severely damaged.
Information provided by the Subordinate Officer, who was on duty at that time, revealed that he along with several other officers were performing duties in the enquiries office when they heard a loud explosion. They immediately rushed to see what had happened and saw a huge blaze on the front door of the building.
They subsequently rushed and extinguished the blaze with water. Following the incident, the police statement added, a partly burnt five-gallon bottle was found at the front door. They made checks around the building but no one was seen.
Meanwhile, a source told Stabroek News that the door was padlocked so the police were forced to escape the building via another entrance. It was disclosed that the perpetrator doused the front door with gas before setting it on fire.
