The new Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday announced a range of promotions including eight senior superintendents to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) among whom are Calvin Brutus and Wendell Blanhum.
The others promoted are F. Karimbaksh, R Budhram, M. Sewnarine, E Watts, K Pareshram and K Simon.
The dozens of promotions are the latest move in an epic battle between this government and the former PSC over police appointments.
On July 1st, Stabroek News reported that retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, and immediate former Chairman of the PSC, Paul Slowe has applied to High Court Judge, Justice Gino Persaud for an injunction to halt any promotion of members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) by the new PSC headed by Patrick Findlay.
Slowe is contending that no promotion can be allowed to proceed in light of his previous challenge which is still pending before the High Court, to last year’s suspension by the President, of the PSC.
In the circumstances, Slowe is seeking an injunction restraining the Commission, the Prime Minister and the Attorney General who are listed as Respondents, from promoting or publishing a promotions list for members of the GPF, until the matter he previously filed has been fully dispensed with.
Three members of the new PSC were sworn in on May 31, 2022. A fourth member was sworn in on July 1st 2022.