-wife, chauffeur, businessman also before court
By Subhana Shiwmangal
Deputy Commissioner (Ag) of Police, Calvin Brutus was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $6.2 million on 30 indictable charges when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty after days of high drama over claims of corruption and his wife and two other persons were also charged.
Ten of the 30 counts were joint charges shared with his driver, Sergeant Kevin George, 31 who has served the GPF for 13 years and has two children, and businessman, Asaif Zafarali, 34, who owns an auto dealership, among other businesses. In total, Brutus, his pregnant wife, Adonika Aulder, driver, Sergeant George, and Zafarali, were placed on $9.1 million bail with most of the charges being defrauding the Guyana Police Force.
The 30 charges read by Magistrate McGusty stemmed from misconduct in public office, obtaining money by false pretense to larceny, money laundering and liability of an official.