Criminal Investigation targets any individual, irrespective of rank, following sexual exploitation at the Police Academy
January 20, 2026
By Leroy Smith
The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that the serious allegations of sexual exploitation, abuse of authority and misconduct at the Guyana Police Force Academy are being investigated at a criminal level and any individual irrespective of their rank, position or when they served, will be dealt with according to law if it is found that they engaged in any wrong doing that facilitated the sexual exploitation of police recruits.
The announcement of the Ministry comes after BIG Smith News Watch released new damming allegations of sexual misconduct at the Guyana Police Force Academy, which also made mention of a video of sexual contact between a police officer and a recruit.
This publication also highlighted the report which was generated following investigations into sexual misconduct by now Deputy Commissioner of Police Fizal Karimbaksh, where it mentioned that enough evidence was found that he acted criminally when he communicated with two female police recruits inappropriately and sexually while placed in a position of trust over them as Deputy head of the then Guyana Police Force Training College.
The Ministry, in its Tuesday morning press statement, said that in addition to the Criminal Investigation, the Police Office of Professional Responsibility has also commenced a full investigation into the matter.
“Any individual—regardless of rank, position, or tenure—found to have engaged in wrongdoing will be charged and held fully accountable under the law. At the same time, the Ministry remains firmly committed to ensuring that due process is observed and that investigations are conducted thoroughly, fairly, and without interference. The welfare, dignity, and protection of all trainees and officers within the Guyana Police Force remain paramount.” The Ministry of Home Affairs noted in its statement.
It should be noted, however, that there has been no official pronouncement on the last sexual exploitation and harassment investigations which the Police Office of Professional Responsibility launched in late 2025 after allegations surfaced that the police academy was under a sex siege by those working within. When this publication questioned the force’s head of Corporate Communications, Deputy Superintendent Moore, in usual style, she ignored and refused to provide answers to the questions on such a serious matter, which has great public interest.
