A PATROL woman employed with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Office of the Commissioner of State Lands has been charged with several accounts of corruption.
Genelle Ashe, 34, was remanded into custody after appearing before Couva Magistrate Alexander Prince on Tuesday, police reported.
She was charged by WPC Cupid with Corruptly Agreeing to Accept for Herself the sum of $10,000 and accepting such sum.
Ashe was charged by WPC Ramdeo with Corruptly Agreeing to Accept for Herself $8,000 and accepting the money. She was charged by PC Subran with Corruptly Agreeing to Accept for Herself the Sum of $4,500 and accepting same.
The matter was adjourned to Wednesday.
It is alleged the accused corruptly agreed to accept for herself the various sums of monies from unauthorised occupiers of State Lands situated at Basta Hall Village, Couva, during the period June 2021 to March 2022, as a reward for doing an act in relation to her principal affairs namely, granting them permission to occupy and fence the said parcels of State Lands.
Investigations were supervised by Snr Supt Andy Teewarie and Supt Wayne Abbott, led by acting ASP Bryon Daniel and included Insp Weaver-Ali, Insp Mc Millan-Mohammed and Sgts Baldwin and Hosein.
As a result, a search warrant was executed at a house in the Couva district where several documents were found and seized and Ashe arrested. She was charged on Monday following advice received from Director of Public Prosecutions, Roger Gaspard SC, on that same date.
