Dec 22, 2024 News ...
but says trip was to see father not to flee Guyana Kaieteur News- Embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus on Thursday cleared air about his recent trip to Lethem, Region Nine, claiming that he had gone there to visit his father for Christmas and not to flee the country. In a statement on his Facebook Page Brutus accused the Ministry of Home Affairs of deliberately misleading Guyana, President Irfaan Ali and the International Community about the intentions of his travel. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus The Ministry had issued a statement on Thursday afternoon claiming that the policeman was caught trying to leave the jurisdiction via the Lethem/Brazil border without permission.
Brutus’ Lawyer Eusi Anderson had responded on his behalf calling the statement false and even challenged the ministry to provide evidence backing its claims. “It should be noted that I, Calvin Brutus, Deputy Commissioner of Police (ag) have no business or interest in fleeing this country as I plan to remain and challenge every charge that was filed against me following a tainted investigation by SOCU,” Brutus said in his social media statement before stating that there is also no law preventing him from travelling the length and breadth of Guyana. “I booked a ticket on Saturday December 14, 2024 and travelled to Lethem to check on my father for the Christmas Season and I will be returning to Lethem soon,” the policeman revealed while makin.