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Almost four months after an investigation was launched into an illegal raid on a mining camp in the Cuyuni district,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, the Guyana Police Force is getting ready to institute criminal charges against two ranks from the Guyana Defence Force.A statement from army headquarters, Camp Ayanganna,Cheap Jerseys China, the GDF said that it has handed over Lieutenant Madainey Humphrey and Lance Corporal Felix Frank to the Guyana Police Force.The two, who were implicated in an alleged robbery attempt at the Julian Ross Landing in January, are to be charged with robbery under arms.It is alleged that in early January this year the two were among five heavily armed soldiers who went into a Cuyuni mining district at an area called Devil’s Hole,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, where they relieved a group of Brazilian miners of raw gold after getting high on the marijuana.The ranks had allegedly assaulted several persons on the Julian Ross Landing,Cheap Authentic NFL Jersey, relieving small-time drug dealers of their marijuana,Wholesale Jerseys China, which they consumed openly before raiding a mining camp several miles away.Prior to the move to hand over the two ranks to the police, the GDF had charged Lieutenant Humphrey for breaching the Force’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and commenced court martial proceedings against him. The court martial has been adjourned to facilitate his hand over to the police.Lance Corporal Frank was also charged by the GDF for breaches to its SOPs.He was tried by Appropriate Superior Authority Orders in accordance with the Force’s regulations.In the aftermath of the alleged criminal acts, the army had assured that “…any GDF ranks found culpable of this dastardly act will face the full brunt of Court Martial Proceedings or the Civil Law. Further,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, the Guyana Defence Force intends to ask for the maximum penalty for anyone found guilty.”Chief of staff Gary Best had also assured eyewitnesses that coming forward to identify the alleged wrongdoers could not lead to any form of retribution.He had indicated that bringing the soldiers to justice will send a signal to other ranks in the Guyana Defence Force that such behaviour has serious consequences and that there was no way it would be allowed to continue.He made it clear that the Joint Services stand ready to work with the mining community to make their operational environment safe and peaceful. |
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