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Nov 04, 2009 Letters

Dear Editor,
Your story, entitled Torture in your edition of October 31, 2009, brought uncontrolled tears to my eyes, knowing for a fact what the teen in question had to go through at the hands of the security force, namely, the Police Force in Guyana. The Motto of the Police Force in Guyana as in any place in the world is: To Serve and Protect.
Definitely this is not the case here. It is definitely one of torture and the people who are responsible and who condoned this type of inhumane torture, must be brought to justice immediately. This means all; from the Inspectors of Police, Sergeants, Constables and all others; who may have manned the police stations where this unfortunate young man was subjected to this very cruel, inhumane and unlawful type of torture.
I call upon the Former Chancellor of the Judiciary, The Honourable Cecil Kennard, and now the Police Complaint Commissioner, to publicly denounce this type of police brutality and to make the proper recommendations for the DPP to institute charges on a multitude of police officers. There should be no long-drawn inquiry. Just lay the charges.
With the exposure of this torture and the many others that were previously made by citizens of Guyana, the number one priority for the Government of Guyana now must be to allay any mistrust between the general public and the security forces in Guyana. There must be concrete reassurances of no repeat of police brutality and that all perpetrators will be prosecuted with the utmost expediency. Heads must start to roll.
We must remember that we cannot allow our security forces to act in a barbaric way, as is being done in several parts of the world, including, Zimbabwe, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and others. There must be accountability.
I expect that all decent law abiding citizens will register their disapproval of this horrible act of torture.
I also call on all of the heads of foreign embassies, High Commissions, and other international bodies located in Guyana to denounce this torture.
Mohamed Mobin
Toronto, Canada

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