Quinn was speaking at the opening of a Financial Investigation and Anti- Corruption training course funded by the British Government at the Police Officers Training Center, at Eve Leary.
Quinn said if individuals cannot work with honesty and integrity then they should be drummed out, prosecuted and imprisoned as necessary. If people don’t like the sound of that then, tough luck – security agencies cannot expect respect and cooperation from the public if they themselves are not willing to operate within (and be subject to) the law.
The course starts on Monday and will run for the next two weeks and will see the participation of SOCU, SARA, CANU, CID Fraud and the FIU. Two experts from the United Kingdom, Tony Crampton, with over 30 years of experience of serious and organised crime and fraud as a member of the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police and Mark Dilliway, also with over 30 years in the City of London Police who spent the last years of his career also working on economic crime and fraud will conduct the training sessions.
Quinn said it is therefore incumbent on each member of the security agencies to fulfill their tasks to the highest of standards. Not only is it the right thing to do, but as the funders of this (and other) training, it is what the British Government expects.
High Commissioner Quinn used the opportunity to once again remind the participants of the UK’s commitment to supporting Guyana in Security Sector Reform.