GECOM accountant granted GY$500,000 bail in GY$5M theft case
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- The assistant accountant of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), charged with stealing GY$5 million from the authority, has been granted GY$500,000 bail by the High Court.
- Dkimbie Gittens, 30, had been denied bail and remanded to prison since his first appearance before a city magistrate on September 25.
- Attorney Brenden Glasford successfully secured bail on October 6, arguing that the magistrate’s refusal was not in line with the Bail Act 2022.
- Gittens, of Onderneeming, Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, faces a charge of larceny by clerk or servant under the Criminal Law Offences Act.
- He is due to return to the Magistrates’ Court on November 5.
The assistant accountant of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), charged with stealing GY$5 million from the authority, has been granted GY$500,000 bail by the High Court.
Dkimbie Gittens, 30, had been denied bail and remanded to prison since his first appearance before a city magistrate on September 25. Attorney Brenden Glasford successfully secured bail on October 6, arguing that the magistrate’s refusal was not in line with the Bail Act 2022.
Gittens, of Onderneeming, Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, faces a charge of larceny by clerk or servant under the Criminal Law Offences Act. He is due to return to the Magistrates’ Court on November 5.
Police allege that Gittens stole the funds from the GECOM Secretariat at Barrack and Fort streets, Kingston, Georgetown, between September 15 and 16. The money, intended to pay polling day workers, was reported missing shortly after withdrawal. Thirteen other persons were detained during the investigation but later released on station bail.
