Deputy Accountant General released on $400,000 bail, sent on leave

Deputy Accountant General of the Ministry of Finance, Vladim Persaud, who was arrested on Wednesday by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) was released later that night on $400,000 bail and has since been sent on leave by his employer.

Sources close to Persaud told Stabroek News that while he was ordered to pay $400,000 in bail he was not told what matter the money was being posted in relation to.

“He is out on $400,000 bail but they didn’t charge him,” the source said.