After failing to appear at a scheduled meeting of the Police Service Commission’s Tribunal on Thursday, embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus is now being requested to appear before the Tribunal on Monday to face questioning allegations that have been filed against him.

Mr. Brutus is already before the Court facing criminal charges in relation to some of the same accusations that the Tribunal is probing.

According to the Tribunal, it is examining a complaint that on the 11^th January 2024, Mr. Brutus gave instructions for payment of goods procured by the Government of Guyana for the Guyana Police Force, in the sum of thirteen million six hundred and seventy thousand two hundred and four dollars ($13,670,204.00), to be made from the Guyana Police Force’s Welfare Fund in violation of Standing Order 36 of the Guyana Police Force.

Additionally, it is examining a complaint that he caused records at the Quartermaster Stores of the Guyana Police Force to be falsified, purporting to show that goods in the value of one hundred and one million four hundred and thirty-one thousand and fifty dollars ($101,431,050.00) were delivered by Corwin Nicholson trading as 3D Construction to the Guyana Police Force, knowing same to be false, thereby causing payments in the said sum to be made.

On Wednesday, the Tribunal convened to commence its hearings, however, there was no appearance by Mr. Brutus.

In a statement, the Tribunal said it considers attempts by Mr. Brutus to evade service of the complaint, and his continued non-appearances before the Tribunal, as flagrant and clandestine efforts to avoid appearing before the Tribunal to answer to the disciplinary charges.

The Tribunal said it has since re-issued a summons for Mr. Brutus to appear before it on Monday. It explained that the life of the Tribunal expires at the end of 28 days from 22^nd January 2025, save for any extensions granted by the Police Service Commission.

 The body said it is hoped that the proceedings can be completed within a reasonable timeframe to allow the Tribunal to deliberate and prepare its report in writing and submit the report to the Police Service Commission.

 The members of the Tribunal are former Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud and Attorneys Keoma Griffith and Shoshana Lall.

Shoshana Lall has been named as the Chairperson of the Tribunal and she currently works out of the Office of the Attorney General as the Assistant Solicitor General. The recent lawsuit filed against the Government of Guyana by Mr. Brutus names the Attorney General as the respondent.

Meanwhile, Attorney Bernard DaSilva has been appointed to serve as Counsel for the Tribunal.

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