The wife of Asif Rahim Khatoon who died after a beating while in custody at the Leonora Police Station has expressed shock that a prisoner who was handcuffed to him is to be charged and not the policemen he had implicated prior to his death.
“How a prisoner could beat me husband so bad with just one hand…They [the police] beat me husband and left me and meh chirren to punish…Justice is supposed to be served,” a stricken Soorsattie ‘Lilly’ Chandrapaul, said in between sobs yesterday.
Stabroek News was made to understand that a file from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) with “certain legal advice” was sent to police since January 13. The advice, based on what this newspaper was told, was to charge the civilian with manslaughter. However, the charge is yet to be instituted as the police are unable to locate the
