A 30-year-old employee of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has been charged and remanded to prison in connection with the alleged theft of more than $5 million from the Commission’s Secretariat.
According to a police statement issued on Thursday, Dikimbie Gittens, an Assistant Accountant of Onderneeming, Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, was arrested on Monday, 22nd September 2025, and later charged with the offence of Larceny by Clerk or Servant. The offence is contrary to Section 184 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01.
The police allege that Gittens stole a sum exceeding $5 million from the GECOM Secretariat located at Barrack and Fort Streets, Kingston, Georgetown. The theft is believed to have occurred between 15th and 16th September 2025.
Gittens appeared before Her Worship Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where the charge was formally read to him. He was not required to plead, and bail was refused. The matter has been adjourned to 15th October 2025 for report.
The police statement did not provide further details on how the alleged theft was discovered or the current status of the investigation but confirmed that the accused remains in custody pending further court proceedings.
