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This outburst appears to be the biggest electioneering propaganda so far

Aug 19, 2011 Letters

 

Dear Editor,
I writing in response to your article entitled: “Drug link allegations – Rohee in ‘serious discussions’ with top Cop”, dated August 16, 2011.
This outburst appears to be the biggest electioneering propaganda so far. Clement Rohee, as Minister of Home Affairs, must be aware of the depth of corruption in the police force and in high places in government; if not, then he is not worthy of being a Minister. His predecessor, Gail Texieria, and a confidante, went so far as to call upon the Guyanese consumers to boycott shops and businesses that deal with the drugs trade. So the Jagdeo-Ramotar regime was well-aware of the situation. They knew who was doing what and with whom.  Minister Rohee and Commissioner Henry Green were refused USA visas – was it for the same reason?
The National Assembly members should have known about these matters or they should have used the instruments within the rules of the Assembly to highlight these matters. But there was no serious challenge and no campaign to force an independent investigation. There are citizens who have reported the use and abuse of the drug trade to the people in high places, but nothing was done. Instead, the information was shockingly passed over to the dealers. What support can the citizens offer in these circumstances? When they report the criminals, the criminals are informed about the informants. This single issue brings into focus the role of our National Assembly and duties and responsibilities of the law-makers from both sides of the House. This election campaign must seriously examine each of these Assemblymen and women and the role they played or did play and what was expected of them. It will be one of the many tests to examine their honesty, competence and commitment towards the Guyanese people.
Mr. Clement Rohee, to his credit, did say when he took up this portfolio that he was going to deal with the drug industry. This shows that he had some level of information and was well-placed to investigate further, but he sat on his hands and today a police officer is made to explode in front the Commissioner of Police. Why? Where is the professionalism inside the police force? How can they expect citizens to respect them? Would this have happened under the rule of Dictator Burnham? I believe not.
There is much more than meets the naked eye. Guyanese are not stupid – something big is about to take place – hold your breath!  The regime has to appear as if it is taking on the issues that plagued the progress of our country – drug running is one of them. There must be an Independent Inquiry to get to the root of this matter and the Terms of Reference of the Investigation must be agreed by all sides of our National Assembly. This must be done before the House is prorogued – prior to the upcoming General Elections.
Jinnah Rahman

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