The 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 (𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐔) has recommended that Assistant Commissioner, Calvin Brutus be slapped with “dozens” of charges stemming from an extended financial probe.
The senior cop is being accused of financial impropriety.
SOCU made the revelation in its attempt to debunk a daily newspaper’s article that no evidence of crime was found in SOCU’s Investigation.
The release is below:
The article which appeared in today’s Stabroek Newspaper under the caption ‘𝑺𝑶𝑪𝑼 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑩𝑬 𝑰𝑵𝑻𝑶 𝑩𝑹𝑼𝑻𝑼𝑺 𝑭𝑰𝑵𝑫𝑺 𝑵𝑶 𝑬𝑽𝑰𝑫𝑬𝑵𝑪𝑬 𝑶𝑭 𝑪𝑹𝑰𝑴𝑬’, is misleading.
Earlier this year, SOCU launched an investigation into certain activities of Assistant Commissioner Brutus and at the end of that investigation, based on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions, no criminal charges were recommended.
Subsequently, based on critical information received by SOCU from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), a new and more expansive investigation was conducted by SOCU.
That investigation was concluded on 2024-10-01, and all the relevant files were sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for review, advice and further action.
In respect of this latter expansive investigation, SOCU recommended dozens of charges.
SOCU now awaits the legal advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
