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Businessman alleges police victimisation

Jan 11, 2009 News

A city businessman says that he is being victimised by police traffic ranks attached to the Ruimveldt Police Station.
His accusation followed an accident involving a car owned by Wings Taxi Service and another vehicle which at the time was being driven by one Vashti Persaud.
This newspaper was told that the accident occurred at around 1:30 hours yesterday at the corner of Mandela Avenue and Water Lily Street.
According to an affidavit of agreement of settlement between the drivers of the car, Vashti Persaud took responsibility for causing the accident. They both signed it in the presence of a Justice of the Peace.
“I, Vashti Persaud, was driving motor jeep PHH 8537 on the 9 day of January on Water Lily and Mandela Avenue and my jeep jammed into Roy George’s car (HB6034), “the agreement stated.
The agreement further stated that the matter would be settled once the sum of $35,000 is paid to the owner of the car to cover the cost of repairs, and that there would be neither police matter nor court matter.
This was also stated orally moments after the accident.
However, the same Persaud who made the agreement somehow was encouraged to report the matter to the Ruimveldt Police Station. Subsequently, both vehicles were lodged at the same station.
Yesterday morning a written agreement was signed by both parties, and the money to repair the damaged car was handed over.
But it was only after the owner of the car visited the station yesterday morning to indicate to the police that they were settling the matter that the trouble started.
According to the businessman, who operates Wings taxi Service, the corporal, upon seeing him, asked Persaud to withdraw the agreement.
“We had an old matter with Corporal (name mentioned), and because she was disciplined by the Commander, she said that she would charge my driver, despite the fact the girl (Persaud) admitted to being responsible for causing the accident,” the businessman explained.
Apart from being told that his driver, Roy George, would be charged, the businessman said, the facing for a tape deck is his car and an equalizer went missing while the car was lodged at the station.
The owner of the taxi service said that when he reported the missing items to the corporal, he was told, “That is not my business”.
The businessman is, however, more peeved over the fact that his driver has been charged and the other driver has not been charged.
George, the businessman said, has been told to be present at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

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