APNU+AFC Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, Geeta Chandan-Edmond has submitted a motion to the National Assembly calling for the Com-missioner of Police to address repeated instances of his ranks abusing their power of arrest and detention.
The motion was submitted to the Clerk of the National Assembly on March 7 and seconded by APNU+AFC MP Shurwayne Holder.
Chandan-Edmond’s motion stated that the Opposition has received numerous complaints from citizens across Guyana about some members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) abusing their power and acting in a discriminatory manner. It further saidthat the alleged misconduct involves ranks maliciously detaining citizens without reasonable cause or suspicion for up to 72 hours along with arresting and releasing persons in a manner that victimizes the poor and the powerless.