Crime Chief Seelall Persaud yesterday said the police are treating the allegations against ranks implicated in the rape of females rescued from a trafficking operation in Region 7 seriously, while concerns are once again being raised about the treatment of the victims in state custody.
When contacted, Persaud told Stabroek News that the investigation of the trafficking is ongoing and the police are taking statements from the witnesses. Asked about the allegations levelled against the two ranks, accused of raping two of the females, including a teenager, at the Sherima Police Station some months ago before allowing their alleged trafficker free pass to the interior, he stressed, “We are taking this very seriously and we have to speak to all witnesses.”
The allegations against the lawmen surfaced after five females, who are ages 26, 20, 18, 16, and 14, were removed from the 14 Miles backdam, in Region Seven, by members of the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) over the weekend. Upon arrival at the
