A police constable, Ashton “Chappy” Chappelle, is charged under Guyana’s Cybercrime Act over an alleged unauthorised disclosure of CCTV and police surveillance/security video. Multiple outlets report that he is remanded following his court appearance, with at least one outlet saying he is refused bail.
The allegations are linked to the handling of surveillance footage connected to a shooting incident outside the residence of a senior figure, and outlets describe the purported recipient or political linkage to Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed. One outlet also frames the alleged opposition as “US-sanctioned,” while others focus more generally on national security and the nature of the electronic data.
Across reports, the consistent core is that police charge Chappelle with obtaining and giving electronic data relating to national security, pointing to specific Cybercrime Act provisions in the coverage that cites the text. Details such as bail and the “US-sanctioned” description vary by outlet, but all accounts centre on the same case and charging decision.
