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PPPC meeting disrupted at Victoria

Nov 17, 2011 News

Gunshots rang out at the end of a confrontational political public meeting in the East Coast Demerara village of Victoria last night.
The shots were fired by a man who told police that he was forced to defend himself after he was attacked.
The meeting, which was held at the Victoria Primary School, was addressed by PPP Central Committee member, attorney at law Anil Nandlall and other speakers amidst constant heckling.
However, the police presence kept the hecklers in check until the meeting ended.
Police Commissioner Henry Greene, last night said that the initial report he received stated that the meeting was attended by some PPPC supporters, and a larger group of opposition backers.
He said that at the end of the meeting the police, who were present to maintain the peace, escorted Nandlall, who was in the company of another man, to his vehicle.
Nandlall subsequently left the scene but the man remained.
The police subsequently left and it was at this time that there were taunts.
According to Commissioner Greene, the man who fired the shots alleged that he was confronted by a crowd and he was forced to discharge a round into the air to scare them off.
The Commissioner said that at the time of his comments, he did not have the benefit of any written statement.
Kaieteur News understands that the man reported to the police that he was pelted with bricks and bottles, while one of his colleagues had his PPP/C t-shirt doused with kerosene.
But according to eyewitnesses, the man was not physically attacked and acted in haste, compounding what was already a volatile situation.
“The people were booing and he was walking away by himself. Then he stopped and fired a shot, walk a little bit more and fired another shot. Then people started to circle him,” one eyewitness said.
A few minutes later a passing police patrol car was flagged down and the ranks intervened and took the man into custody.
“The people were shouting to the police to arrest him and they did,” the eyewitness said.
The man subsequently produced the licence for the .32 pistol he had used.

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