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Fazil Karimbaksh challenges police leave order

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2026-10-09 20:17 UTC → 2026-10-12 16:27 UTC · added removed

Allegations against Guyana Deputy Police Commissioner Fazil Karimbaksh challenges police leave order

Guyana’s Deputy Commissioner of Police, Fizal 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. Initially, Minister of Home Affairs Oneidge Walrond expressed support for placing Karimbaksh on administrative leave while noting procedural difficulties, as the Police Service Commission (PSC) had reportedly expired in July. Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken established an investigative team to collect statements from the parties involved. Following pressure from political parties, activists, parties and civil society organizations, society, the Guyana Police Force officially placed Karimbaksh on administrative leave. The leave, while the complainant has been was transferred from SOCU to Regional Police Division 4 ‘A’ while ‘A’. Karimbaksh is now challenging the investigation proceeds. 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.

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  1. 2026-10-12 16:27 UTC Fazil Karimbaksh challenges police leave order
  2. 2026-10-09 20:17 UTC Allegations against Guyana Deputy Police Commissioner

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