Ex-cop says she was fired due to pregnancy

Abassie Bobb

Following the recent dismissals and reinstatement of three pregnant city constables, a former policewoman has come forward and stated that she was dismissed last month under a similar policy against pregnancy in the Guyana Police Force.

Abassie Bobb told Stabroek News yesterday that she was dismissed after telling her superiors that she was pregnant.

Bobb, 19, a former Constable who was most recently stationed in the operations room of the Cove and John Police Station, was issued a dismissal letter, which stated her services were being terminated in accordance with the Police Act, “as it is considered that you are not