Government may soon take steps to ensure that Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) is completely separated from the Guyana Police Force, as is expected under the anti-money laundering legislation, according to Attorney-General Basil Williams.
Speaking to reporters yesterday during a press conference at his ministry, Williams noted that since SOCU was set up under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) legislation as is required, it is important for Guyana that it performs its core functions related to the legislation “and that it is not burdened with other police work.”
