By Fareeza Haniff
[www.inewsguyana.com] – The Police Office of Professional Responsibility has launched an investigation into the alleged beating and subsequent death of Fisherman, 37 – year – old Asif Rahim by ranks of the Leonora Police Station on the West Coast of Demerara.
Rahim, a father of four, died at his Ocean Garden, Meten – Meer – Zorg, WCD home on Thursday, November 27, days after he alleged he was beaten by police ranks.
His wife,Sursattie Chandrapaul known as Lily is calling for justice and for the Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee to look into the matter. The Police Force has since noted that Rahim was arrested by the police on Saturday November 22, following investigations into a report that he had allegedly assaulted his wife.
The Force stated that the man resisted arrest but was eventually subdued and taken to the Leonora Police Station, where he made no complaints against the arresting ranks.
“At the Leonora Station Asif Rahim was kept on the bench handcuffed to another man in custody whom he later reported had allegedly assaulted him,” the Police Force noted in a statement.
According to the statement, Rahim was subsequently taken to the Parika Police Station later that Saturday where he was kept in the lockups. He was charged with assault and brought to the Leonora Police Station on Monday November 24, 2014, to attend the Magistrate Court.
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The wife told iNews that he was then referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, which then sent him to the Dental Clinic. The Clinic, she said, sent her husband back to the GPHC to be admitted in the surgery ward, since his jaw was broken in two places.
According to the mother of four, her husband asked to be discharged from the GPHC on Thursday since he did not receive any treatment and was crying out for pain in his chest, back and stomach.
Chandrapaul said her husband vomited blood. She explained that an Officer from the Police Complaints Authority visited her husband prior to his death but did not take a statement from him, even though he told the Officer that he could identify the ranks that beat him.
“My husband keep saying all the time that the Police brutalise he. Because when he left house, he was in no way injured. They took the gun butt and stamp he in the face…he lie in the back of the vehicle and stamp he all the time in his face and chest with the butt of the gun,” the woman told iNews.
She said five X – rays were conducted on her husband’s face and chest, which proved that his jaw was broken.
Chandarpaul wants justice to be served as she noted that Rahim was the sole breadwinner of the family. The man leaves to mourn his wife, three daughters [age 19, 17 and 9) and a 14 – year – old son.
Another case of police brutality and the govt.is being blamed
The money was not going to USA,,it was coming to Guyana,,and he was a PPP,,if you are just a mouth piece and want to live in the country filled with drug lords,,and criminals just like Roge khan,,he and lall are also friends,,the PPP barrat said he did not know anything about kahn,i wonder if they could tell the nation who kill the humble minister,,Shaw,,oh i forgot,,they dont ,,come elections they will forget if they p p p,,
Woman don’t talk like this, unless you are a gas pumper.
You are more like a hardback Burnhamamite.
Yall promised to feed and clothe the nation – lies upon lies.
Yall gave food lines instead.
The man in Puerto Rico is an American citizen.
He passed the USA Immigration, why did they not apprehend him.
Morons like you are enemies of Guyana.
You are trying to fool the gullible.
gwan da side wid u stupiniss.
That is why you ppl must join the police and serve your oh nice Guyana ,,,you ppl only want to be protected by the very pnc police ,,,its time for all you who love guyana to serve the armed forces
i tell u but them police n i sure them go get off the case.they should be punish
Brazen lies, now tell me who can tell lies like this present government? Right now one in Puerto Rico cell shitting his ass for telling lies, ,,,, Lol , lets wait and see if this corrupt police force will bring them blood thirsty bitches to justice for this innocent life they took.
So Vanessa, chances are these police may not be PPP/C, what then?
You must know that 95% of the public service voted PNC before.
You people are good at telling brazen lies.
The police is not part of the Government!
Lord have mercy, those police r animal,how can u beat another human being like that. Now these kids r fatherless,nothing will come out of this case, sorry to say this .thats y all guyanese should come together and vote them ppp out if power. At least now everyone feeling the squeeze now. .