File on Muslim scholar abuse allegations with DPP

The file on the investigation of a Muslim Scholar’s alleged sexual abuse of seven boys has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and according to a police official this is the policy of the Guyana Police Force.

This declaration came a week after DPP Shalimar Ali-Hack had said that police can charge without her advice. She was at the time responding to allegations that she attempted to interfere in the matter by instructing the police to release the man.

Police sources said that regardless of