[CLSTR]
< Back to situations

Monitor this situation.

[SITUATION] · [QUIET] · [CRIME]

3 clusters · 7 sources · 10 days · First seen · Last updated

Fazil Karimbaksh challenges police leave order

Overview

Guyana’s Deputy Commissioner of Police, Fazil Karimbaksh, head of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), is facing allegations of rape and threatening behavior. The accusations were brought forward by a female police inspector who previously worked under him. Following pressure from political parties and civil society, the Guyana Police Force placed Karimbaksh on administrative leave, while the complainant was transferred to Regional Police Division 4 ‘A’.

Karimbaksh is now challenging the directive from Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken to take compulsory administrative or pre-retirement leave. Through his attorney, Rizwaun Mohamed, Karimbaksh disputes the legal authority of the Commissioner to mandate such leave, citing the absence of a Police Service Commission to issue such orders.

The legal challenge also contests the calculation of Karimbaksh’s leave entitlement, with his counsel claiming he is owed 118 days rather than the 174 days cited by the police administration. Karimbaksh, who is scheduled to retire in April 2027, has threatened legal action against the Guyana Police Force if he is forced from his position without lawful statutory power. His legal team maintains that he remains ready to discharge his duties and that the Commissioner’s command authority must align with constitutional requirements.

Entities

Clifton Hicken · Special Organised Crime Unit · Guyana Police Force · Oneidge Walrond · Fazil Karimbaksh

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 3 sources
    Fazil Karimbaksh challenges police leave order amid rape allegations

    Deputy Police Commissioner Fazil Karimbaksh is contesting a directive to take compulsory leave following rape allegations, threatening legal action against the Guyana Police Force.

  2. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Guyana Deputy Police Commissioner placed on leave amid rape allegations

    Guyana's Deputy Police Commissioner Fizal Karimbaksh has been placed on leave amid investigations into allegations of rape and threatening behavior made by a female inspector.

  3. [CRIME] 5 sources
    Guyana Minister calls for leave for Deputy Commissioner amid assault allegations

    Guyana Home Affairs Minister Oneidge Walrond advocates for Deputy Commissioner Fazil Karimbaksh to be placed on leave amid sexual assault and threatening behavior allegations.

Sources

demerarawaves.com · dpi.gov.gy · hgptv.com · inewsguyana.com · kaieteurnewsonline.com · trinidadtribune.com · villagevoicenews.com

This summary has been updated 1 time: see revision history