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This ban must be seen within the context of communist ideology

Jul 18, 2008 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
Congratulations to Gordon Moseley and numerous other Guyanese spotlighted in the public domain who exercise their human right by speaking out against the injustices, discriminatory perversities and strong dictatorial tendencies displayed by the current PPP/C government.

For all the talk by the government of democracy returning to Guyana, it sure continues to demonstrate that it is at its core, a dictatorial machinery bent on achieving absolute rule by stifling voices of truth and fact of within its composition and every sector it deems strategic.

The recent ban of Gordon Moseley from State House and OP has to be seen within the context of the communist/dictatorial ideology of state governance embraced by the government and a recent slate of events that all point toward its coercive, deceptive and manipulative characteristics.

These events include but are not limited to: (i) scant regard for allegations of torture by the GDF and the on-going delay (cover-up) in making public the content of investigation’s findings,

(ii) political imprisonment of Mark Benschop, his subsequent pardon by Mr. Jagdeo and Mr. Jagdeo’s remarks that he hoped he learnt his lesson,

(iii) revelation of government alleged knowledge of and involvement in harbouring trade in narcotics and extra-judicial killings,

(iv) coercive and forced sacking of Khemraj Ramjattan, Moses Nagamootoo and Joesph O’Lall,

(v) the recent incarceration of Oliver Hinckson, the tacit administrative actions to deny his liberty after he was granted and provided the bail condition,

(vi) the suspension of CNS Channel 6 from local television airwaves, (vii) the manufactured excuses to thwart the tabling and enactment of a freedom of information bill and

(viii) the withdrawal of Critchlow Labour College’s annual subvention under the notion of trade union discord when the truth is that it is an attempt to destabilise the TUC and pave way for a government backed and friendly FITUG to take the role of Guyana’s umbrella trades union.

Mr. Moseley’s ban is simply one of many measures employed to drive fear into and deter those who spotlight the truth about governance and general welfare in Guyana.

Additionally, it’s the government’s way of saying that we are in control and it’s either our way or no way. He’s asked to apologise for exercising his democratic and human right to freedom of speech and thought even though he said nothing derogatory, inciting, inflammatory or otherwise libelous.

I say to Mr. Moseley: neither you nor any Guyanese owe the President anything; this country belongs to its citizens not the government nor the PPP nor any party or group for that matter.

It should be the government and the President apologising to this nation for all the atrocities, failed policies and promises, divisive practices and manipulation that keep Guyanese locked in a state of hopelessness and force many to migrate to more comfortable societies like Antigua, a truth that the President himself admitted in his remarks to the CARICOM delegation.
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