GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Dec 5, CMC – A police officer, who had been placed under “close” arrest after he was caught on camera issuing threats and firing off a high powered weapon multiple times, has now been charged and remanded to jail.
Police Constable Daniel Henry, appeared in Court on a charge of possession of a firearm with the intent to injure.
He appeared via zoom before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Port Kaituma Magistrates’ Court, where he was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge.
He was denied bail and remanded to prison until the next Court date in January.
The video of the police officer in plain clothes waving around a high-powered weapon at a group of persons then repeatedly firing it, surfaced on social media earlier this week prompting a full police investigation.
In a brief statement, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said on Monday that the Office of Professional Responsibility had been instructed to commence a detailed investigation immediately.
“The GPF wishes to assure the public that this matter is being treated with the utmost seriousness. The contents of the video form part of the ongoing investigation which will determine the full extent of both disciplinary and criminal actions to be taken,” the statement added.
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