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Dr. Luncheon admits grave revelations in Simels trial

Aug 07, 2009 News

The revelations that are coming out during the Robert Simels trial are grave but it is not a Guyanese on trial and as such there was no urgent need to assign a consulate staff member or send up anyone to report the direct facts to the administration.
This is according to Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon.
When questioned yesterday during press briefing, as to why the administration did not send a representative to the New York court during the trial, Dr. Luncheon said that, “the trial did not involve a Guyanese national so even if we were to be protecting national interest…the person on trial was not a Guyanese national.”
Dr. Luncheon pointed out there is no policy to assign consular officers in jurisdictions where Guyanese are on trial.
In this instance, he noted, it was not an exception.
“The other point that I will say is that our national interest will be better served at the bilateral and at less visible forums…We really don’t go and deal at a bilateral level with national interest in a court room.”
Just over a week ago, Roger Khan’s former attorney, Robert Simels’s trial began.
He is fighting to clear his name of 13 charges, including witness tampering, obstruction of justice, and importation of eavesdropping equipment.
During the trial several revelations were made inciting that the government of Guyana was involved with self-confessed drug dealer, Roger Khan.
Health Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy’s name was called several times during the trial stating that he purchased a ‘spy’ laptop computer for the drug dealer.
Both the Guyana Government and Dr. Ramsammy have denied any connection to the “equipment”.
The government, on Friday last, in denying that it bought the equipment, said that veteran journalist Enrico Woolford is “known for his anti-government journalism and reporting selectively on the ongoing trial in the USA.”
The government named Woolford as the “sole source of the information in the local media frenzy.”
In response, the Guyana Press Association condemned the government for “its unwarranted and unprovoked attack” on veteran Guyanese journalist, Enrico Woolford, “for simply reporting the proceedings in a New Court.”
The GPA said that the government has put at risk the safety of Woolford, his staff, family and property.

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