Georgetown: Clarence Greene, 26, of Princes Street, Georgetown who allegedly set fire to the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday was returned to the scene on Monday after investigators removed debris.
He was tasked with walking the detectives through the series of events on Saturday that led him to start the fire. After several minutes inside the lockups, Greene was taken back into a waiting police vehicle.
Police said Greene was arrested early on Saturday for armed robbery but after several hours in the lockups, he became frustrated and started the fire which destroyed over 80 per cent of the Brickdam Police Station.
Persons have since questioned the police report, casting doubt on the cause of the fire. But the Guyana Police Force has maintained that Greene confessed to setting the fire in the manner stated.
The fire has severely affected the operations of the Brickdam Police Station. A number of services were moved to St Stanislaus College, but during a visit by President Irfaan Ali on Sunday morning, he tasked the Police Force to seek other temporary but permanent solutions; these include looking at the reconfiguration of containers to use as offices in the meantime.
