The Guyana Police Force yesterday rejected what it said were erroneous claims made by the law firm Hughes, Fields & Stoby that one of their clients, Samantha Singh, was maliciously arrested by the Police in relation to allegations of fraudulent conversion of funds.
In a clear breach of the sub-judice rule, the police said that the letter dated September 16th, 2023, from Hughes, Fields & Stoby, stated that it considered the charges to be “malicious and not founded in Law and will challenge the evidently abusive exercise of power by the Guyana Police Force”.
“The law firm Hughes, Fields & Stoby, of which Mr Nigel Hughes is the Managing Partner, ought to be aware that the constitutional office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) determines whether criminal charges should be instituted or not, and not Mr Hughes.
