US training for police internal probe unit

The U.S. Department of Justice and the Guyana Ministry of Public Security are working together to provide training to the Guyana Police Force Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) Police Integrity Program.

The OPR is the body that investigates complaints against police. It has been criticised in the past as ineffective and not undertaking adequate investigations.

A release from the US Embassy yesterday said that the joint project is