HGP Nightly News – The Guyana Police Force has launched an internal investigation into officers attached to the Safe Road Intelligent System (SRIS) after it was discovered that approximately 800 traffic offences recorded since December were allegedly rejected or omitted by police ranks, according to Traffic Chief Assistant Commissioner Mahendra Singh.
Singh made the disclosure during an interview with iNews, where he said officials managing the SRIS uncovered a troubling pattern of violations being blocked internally. “I was reliably informed by officials who are managing this system with us that they have discovered that there are more than 800 offences that [were committed and then rejected by police officers],” Singh explained.
He explained that even when offences are not manually approved, the SRIS backend records the username of the officer who rejected or omitted the violation, making it possible for investigators to trace responsibility.
“Some police officers have been overlooking these offences and not approving them, but the system permits us to know exactly who the user was at the time,” Singh said. “There is a particular username format that allows us to identify these officers, and we are going to identify those who internally rejected these offences.
They will be dealt with.”According to the Traffic Chief, investigators are now reviewing the system’s backend data to determine which officers were responsible and to ensure accountability is enforced.
Singh also stressed that authorised ranks assigned to monitor SRIS footage are not permitted to approve or reject violations based on personal bias, warning that such conduct undermines the integrity of the system and public trust in traffic enforcement.
The Safe Road Intelligent System was introduced to strengthen road safety and reduce human discretion in traffic enforcement. The outcome of the investigation could result in disciplinary action against officers found to have improperly interfered with recorded violations.
