The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has obtained an order from Acting Chief Justice Roxane George, requiring Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan, to show why her decision, allowing the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) to receive and inspect records of the accounts of the Guyana World Cup Inc; should not be quashed.
On December 6, 2017, an application was made by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sydney James, with the Guyana World Cup Inc., named a suspect, in relation to money laundering and other Offences, for an order under section 12(1) of the Evidence Act Cap 5:03, for delivery by the bank to SOCU, certified copies of statement(s) of accounts, withdrawal slips, deposit slips, loans and any other credit facilities.
Additionally, the police were requesting the production of applications to facilitate accounts or any transaction; whether approved or not, details of safe deposit boxes current or closed, wire transfers, mortgages, manager’s cheques and details of all signatories to each account of the World Cup Inc., providing specimen signatures for each in hard and soft copy.
