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We believe she allowed someone to tap our phone lines – Peter Ramsaroop
Peter Ramsaroop
Nicole Ming
Embattled former CEO of the Alliance For Change Peter Ramsaroop says he believes that his phone lines were tapped and is calling in an expert to verify if this invasion of his privacy occurred.
In a statement released to Kaieteur News last night, Ramsaroop charged that persons associated with his former tenant Nicole Ming trumped up the allegations against him and had his equipment seized in an attempt to gain inside knowledge of the AFC’s activities.
“I believe that someone is using Miss (Nicole) Ming to get to me…to find out details of the plans of our election campaign and strategy is now a reason to seize our computers… and also listening to our conversations.”
“We also believe she allowed someone to tap our phone lines and I am having an expert check the pinch wire in her apartment to determine that.
He also refuted reports, allegedly made by Ming, which suggested that he had attempted to reach a settlement with her, while reiterating his intention of filing charges of his own.
“We will file for civil damages and false accusations. The police failed to conduct a proper investigation. We are still concerned about the other cameras she claims that we believe was planted.”
Ramsaroop confirmed that he left for the United States yesterday to transact “some personal matters” in Florida and Washington DC. The AFC member said he is to return to Guyana next week.
In his statement, Ramsaroop made it clear that he believes that persons within the PPP hierarchy were behind “continued and sustained harassment” that has affected his business and is now sullying his reputation.
“Continued and sustained Government harassment from the shutting down of my factory, breaking my fence, loss of personal property, loss of massive investment dollars to now tarnishing my reputation demonstrate a systematic approach to silence the opposition evidence of a corrupt government,” he said.
“They have attacked my business and I am still here, they attacked my personal property and I am still here, now they have attacked my character and I will still be here to fight for the rights of our citizens and expose the corruption and discrimination against our people.”
Meanwhile, police officials said that they are still checking the data on the two computer hard drives and digital video recorder that they seized from Ramsaroop’s Queenstown and Land of Canaan properties.
A source said that nothing incriminating has been unearthed so far.
In the wake of allegations made by Ming, investigators are trying to ascertain if any pornographic material was stored in the computers.
The source said the devices are being analysed at the Guyana Police Force’s Information Technology Department.
The investigators are reportedly expecting to be better informed sometime later today.
In the meantime, Ramsaroop is expected to return to the Criminal Investigation Department next Monday.
Following the release by the police of detailed statements by both Ramsaroop and Ming, the latter has sought to clear the air, particularly about the nature of her relationship with President Bharrat Jagdeo.
The 19-year-old Guyana Times employee has admitted that she and the Head of State are friends, however, she opined that the issue raised by Ramsaroop about her friendship with the president is merely an attempt to shift attention from the real issue.
According to a police statement, hidden cameras were found in the woman’s bedroom and bathroom. The raid was conducted as police probed allegations that Ramsaroop may have been filming the woman without her knowledge.
Ramsaroop has vehemently denied the allegations, which he claims are politically motivated to tarnish his image.
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