A show of hypocrisy

Jan 15, 2009 Letters

Dear Editor,
I was taken by surprise when I read Jerome Khan’s letter, “Surprised at the PNCR leader’s position on Commissioner Henry Greene” (SN 11/1/2009), but it answered some questions that haunted me for some period.
The letter seeks to tell the PNCR that it is wrong not to support the appointment of Henry Greene as Commissioner of Police. His argument is premised on the reduction of crime in society. Mr. Khan’s letter has caused me to once again question the following:
1. Who has the authority a) to identify, and b) to determine who is a criminal?
2. Who, what determines the penalty for a crime?
3. In case of an unnatural death, what course of action must be taken?
The Guyana Police Force under Mr. Greene has ascribed to itself the authority to identify, prosecute, be judge, jury and executioner. And in some cases, some sections of the society ascribe to them the role of bounty hunters.
How can Mr. Khan, a citizen, who was a Member of Parliament and paid by state funds to uphold the law, today turn around and support the transgressions of people’s right and see it as a job well done? How can a man who attended law school and offer himself for public service not see right or wrong when it comes to justice, which is fundamental in the legal profession?
Lincoln Lewis

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