Hours after the Guyana Police Force (GPF) tried to discredit claims by embattled Sergeant Dion Bascom that he was the person who presented then murder suspect Rondell Bacchus to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) ranks, Bacchus yesterday confirmed the lawman’s story.
Bascom, who has alleged that there has been a police cover up of the murder of Ricardo ‘Paper Shorts’ Fagundes, has made a series of claims, including the bribery of a senior officer to bury the case, and has sought witness protection under the Protected Disclosures Act.
Dismissing Bascom’s claims as “blatant lies” yesterday, the Guyana Police Force yesterday said in a statement that it stands by its position that Bacchus, once deemed a suspect in the murder, was presented to CID ranks at the CID headquarters by his attorney. The GPF also released a photo of Bacchus being interviewed with his lawyer present to support its contention.