_The Acting Commander of 'A' Division, Clinton Conway, yesterday said the police would leave no stone "unturned" in their investigation into the murder of Iranian cleric Mohammed Hassan Ebrahimi, whose body was discovered on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway on Tuesday afternoon.
Conway was speaking to reporters shortly after meeting the teachers of the ISA Islamic School in East Street, which was searched by members of the police force shortly after the April 2 abduction of the cleric.
The school's authorities had condemned the police's action, stating that some of the ranks had acted unprofessionally and they could not understand why the force wanted to search the school as part of the investigation.
The school had also called for a public apology from the Guyana Police Force. Questioned about the reason for the visit to the school, Conway said there were some issues that needed to be cleared up, but he declined to go into detail.
"I am not at liberty to disclose what was discussed," the acting commander said. He said no apology was made to the school.
However, Head of the school, Wazir Baksh told reporters that Conway and his officer had apologised for the unprofessional behaviour of one of the officers in the search party.
According to Conway, the meeting helped the police gain some useful information, which will be of some assistance to the investigation. But he added that there was no new development in the probe.
The police officers also met and spoke with the Parent Teacher's Association and Baksh said that while they had called for a public apology, after they had met Police Commissioner, Winston Felix, it was decided that officers would visit the school and meet parents and teachers.
Baksh said the Muslim community is saddened by the death of the cleric, pointing out that it will have a negative impact on Guyana since foreigners would be afraid to visit the country.
Sources said yesterday that the incident should not be treated as a kidnapping, but rather an abduction and murder, since no ransom demand was made to the family.
Gunmen grabbed Ebrahimi just outside the International Islamic College of Advanced Studies at United Nations Place, Brickdam. Ebrahimi was director of the college.
His body was discovered on Tuesday evening in a shallow grave 400 yards off the St. Cuthbert's trail and about three miles from the highway. The body was positioned face down in the three feet deep grave and his mouth was covered with duct tape, which was also used to bind his feet and hands.
Ebrahimi was still wearing the clothes he had on at the time of his abduction, and there were two gunshot wounds to his head, which was decomposed to the extent that the skull was clearly visibly along with the entry and exit wounds of the bullets.
Abdul Kadir, a friend of the man, identified the body.
It is not clear whether the man would be buried in Guyana or taken back to his home country.