Linden businessman arrested for allegedly assaulting Police Officer
– video recording says something else
A Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Upper Berbice) businessman was on Sunday arrested for allegedly assaulting a Police Officer.
According to reports, at about 07:00h on the day in question, police visited the Tropical Reflections Bar located at Five Corner, McKenzie, Linden, and instructed the Disc Jockey (DJ) to turn off the music but he refused.
The confrontation between the officer and the rank at the McKenzie Police station
As such, he was arrested and taken to the McKenzie Police Station but sometime later, the proprietor of the business visited the station to enquire about the DJ and the “disorderly behaviour”
Police stated that the businessman was asked to leave the station, and it is alleged that while leaving, he assaulted one of the police ranks, causing other ranks intervene and thus leading to his arrest.
Both the DJ and businessman were later released on self-bail and instructed to return to McKenzie Police Station at 09:00h on Monday.
Meanwhile, a surfaced video clip on social media showed that there was a heated altercation between the businessman and a police officer. The footage captures a police officer punching and kicking the businessman while he was on the ground.
Upon rising to his feet, the businessman attempted to confront the police officer but was restrained by other officers who intervened to prevent further escalation. In light of this incident, the Guyana Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility has launched an investigation.
