Amnesty International welcomed the unanimous verdict...

Amnesty International welcomed the unanimous verdict returned on 27 November 2001 by an inquest jury that the Guyana police should be held criminally responsible for the death of Mohammed Shafeek, a 47-year old fish-seller, in Brickdam police lock-up between 2 and 3 September 2000.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) must now make a ruling as to whether criminal charges will follow.
The killing of Mohammed Shafeek provoked a public outrcy because of its brutality. Two policemen were alleged to have held him by his hands and feet, thrown him against a concrete wall. He was refused medical attention.
An autopsy report revealed fractures to Shafeek's skull, neck, spinal cord and wrists. Police initially refused to confirm Shafeek's detention or death to his family for two days.