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Employee charged for allegedly stealing millions from GECOM

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Dikimbie Gittens

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Sep. 25, CMC – A 30 year old assistant accountant with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM, has been charged with stealing millions of dollars from the secretariat

The money was reportedly  withdrawn to pay GECOM’s polling day workers. However, it was soon realised that money was missing and police were called in. 

A total of 13 persons were detained by police and subsequently released on station bail.

The police  later reported that Dikimbie Gittens, was arrested earlier this week and subsequently charged for committing the offence of Larceny by Clerk or Servant.

He appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before  Magistrate Fabayo Azore, where the charge was read to him.

He was not required to plead. 

Bail was refused, and the matter was adjourned to October 15.

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