A 30-year-old assistant accountant with the Guyana Elections Fee (GECOM) was on Thursday remanded to jail after being charged with stealing greater than $5 million from the Fee’s Secretariat in Georgetown.
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The accused, Dikimbie Gittens, of Onderneeming, Parfaite Harmonie, West Financial institution Demerara, appeared earlier than Justice of the Peace Fabayo Azore on the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courtroom to reply a cost of Larceny by Clerk or Servant, opposite to Part 184 of the Prison Legislation (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01. Gittens was not required to enter a plea.
The alleged theft occurred between September 15 and 16, 2025, at GECOM’s Secretariat positioned at Barrack and Fort Streets, Kingston. Based on investigators, Gittens unlawfully took greater than $5 million meant for the fee of momentary polling day workers who labored in the course of the September 1 Normal and Regional Elections.
Police mentioned Gittens was amongst a number of Accounts Division workers questioned after the money was reported lacking over the weekend. He was arrested on September 22 after detectives reportedly discovered a portion of the stolen funds in his possession. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed that solely a “small fraction” of the cash has been recovered up to now and that the investigation is ongoing.
The invention of the lacking cash has delayed wage funds for some momentary workers, a lot of whom have been both short-paid or nonetheless awaiting full compensation. Bail was denied, and Gittens was remanded to the Camp Road Jail till October 15, 2025, when the matter will likely be known as once more for report.
The case has positioned GECOM beneath public scrutiny simply weeks after the nationwide elections, with the Fee assuring that it’s cooperating absolutely with regulation enforcement authorities.
