Criminal charges are set to be filed against two active members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in connection with the recent abduction and robbery of Kevin Fiedkou, a supervisor at a gold mining company.
Wanted: Okeemo Arak Brummel
The charges were recommended by the Director of Public Prosecutions following an investigation into the October 10th incident, which took place in the Giftland Mall parking lot and was captured on surveillance footage.
One of the officers involved reportedly works as a driver for a senior police official. According to Fiedkou, who resides in Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) but is originally from Linden, he was taking his vehicle to a nearby wash bay when he was approached by three men claiming to be police officers. The men, however, did not provide identification, and when Fiedkou initially resisted, he was forcibly removed from his vehicle, handcuffed, and placed in the backseat of their grey Toyota Premio. Two of the men were armed, and the car was later identified as being registered to a police officer.
During the abduction, the men reportedly demanded money from Fiedkou, who allegedly told them he had cash at his residence from his family’s trucking business. The men took him to his home, where they allegedly forced him to hand over $9.5 million. Before leaving, they disconnected and took his security camera’s recording device, only to reportedly return the following day in a marked police vehicle, again demanding additional cash and questioning him about valuables.
Realising the men were indeed police officers, Fiedkou filed a formal complaint at the Providence Police Station. Investigators were able to corroborate his account using CCTV footage from the area and nearby homes.
The Guyana Police Force also issued a wanted bulletin for 29-year-old Okeemo Arak Brummel, identified as one of the three men involved. His last known address is Bel Air Springs, Georgetown. The names of the officers facing charges have not been disclosed yet, but they are expected to appear in court soon.
