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Nov 15, 2011 Letters

 

 

Dear Editor,
Yesterday’s  Guyana Chronicle reported that President Bharrat Jagdeo at a rally in Stewartville stated very clearly for all to hear that the law would deal fully with anyone found inciting violence at this time of elections.
Yesterday’s Kaieteur News also carried a report. This time the allegations are that Kwame McCoy, Information Liaison to the President, has again been accused of assaulting a civilian.
This time it is with a gun and it concerns the placements of political posters in a Georgetown community.
I believe this is the same Mr. McCoy who has not been asked to step down from the Rights of the Child Commission – the only right and decent thing to do – while allegations of ‘child maltreatment’ against him were being investigated, with at least one Commissioner to resigning from the Commission.
We have seen many allegations on the PPP/C campaign trail of ‘thugs’ and ‘hooligans’ among opposition supporters. People will judge for themselves who has been abusive in public meetings and who has been setting the example with their boorish, thuggish behaviour on party campaign platforms, inciting supporters in places like Whim and on the Essequibo Coast with vindictive personal attacks and vulgarities against opposition leaders.
Let the people judge what happened at the PPP/C’s meeting in New York where an arrest by the New York police was made.
The PPP/C has been using the word namak haram (traitor) on the campaign trail against those who dare to raise questions about their conduct. Let the people judge why the PPP/C, a national party that at election time should be focusing on winning the hearts and minds of all Guyanese, could come to Toronto and hold an invitation-only meeting.  Is it to keep all the namak haram out?
I have written before about scare-mongering as an instrument that substitutes fear for critical judgment of the PPP/Cs record. Ask yourself, how much safer are communities after 19 years of this administration? How much safer are fisherfolks in Corentyne? Are women and children any safer? How many domestic violence perpetrators have been brought to justice? How many murders would have been solved and why has this government consistently refused external support if the safety of the Guyanese people is its top priority? Does it have something to hide?
Let the people judge.
In the face of this report of the President’s own officer being involved in physical violence on a matter directly related to the elections, we expect that the law will be brought fully to bear on the matter.
As Mr. Jagdeo said at the Stewartville rally, “You promote violence and we will lock you up.”
We are watching.
Alissa Trotz

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