One day after the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) issued a wanted bulletin for a Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara couple in relation to money laundering, the couple yesterday morning turned themselves in with their attorney, Bernard Da Silva.
The Unit had issued a wanted bulletin on Wednesday for the couple in relation to money laundering and financial crimes in Guyana.
Da Silva told reporters that it is ironic that SOCU issued a wanted bulletin for the couple as they were prime witnesses in another money laundering matter in February. He added that it is surprising that they are now considered suspects.
Jennifer Ally is the daughter of Kenneth Ramnarine who was also wanted by SOCU and charged with 41 indictable money laundering charges and remanded to prison in February.
Ally said that the wanted bulletin issued for her and her husband is total nonsense since they have been very cooperative and had been communicating with SOCU frequently since 2021. She added that her husband had even contacted a SOCU official on Tuesday.
“With the whole investigation we’ve always been cooperative, actually Tuesday he made contact with, I am not going to mention name… here [SOCU]. So we’ve been constantly keeping in contact with SOCU so I don’t know what’s the need for the wanted bulletin, like that took me by surprise. They could just pick the phone up as they have done numerous times. The thing is they always calls us they always call, if they need further assistance they call, we’re here. Its defaming my character it’s defaming my husband’s due to the fact that he is a customs broker.”
Da Silva stated that he gave the couple instructions on how to respond and as such they will not be giving statements but will exercise their right to remain silent. “I have given them instructions on how to respond and they will not be giving any statements, they will exercise their rights to remain silent.”
