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Red Thread, AFC rally against dangerous police
There was a resounding call yesterday afternoon as Guyanese from all walks of life converged for a “change” rally just outside the White Castle Fish Shop, where 21-year-old Dameon Belgrave was shot and killed by the police.
They were calling for a change from a country, which according to them has a “dangerous” police force that is out to harm people.
The rally and procession was organized by the Red Thread organization and Alliance for Change (AFC). Persons heard speeches from Karen De Souza, SASOD’s Delicia Nicholson, Kaieteur News Columnist Freddie Kissoon, Jermaine Grant from the YCT and Shonette Adams among others.
AFC Chairman Nigel Hughes yesterday during the rally
Chairman of the Alliance Change, Nigel Hughes, had the large gathering shouting. Hughes yesterday told them that the PPP/C regime was not only frightened but was in a panic mode. He said that the reason for this is that the people of Guyana are using the most dangerous weapon they have which is “our minds”.
“We are in the process of emancipating our self from mental slavery and it is because we are doing this they are panicking” Hughes said yesterday. The chairman said that the PPPC still believes people are stupid.
Hughes said that the comments made by Presidential Advisor Gail Teixeira and Attorney General Anil Nandlall create problems since the two have a problem, “they can’t deal with and understand intelligent people”.
He said that the two could not comprehend how the people of Agricola stood up for themselves. “When they gun down the young boy in Agricola they thought it was a criminal, they executed him and they will face justice,” Hughes asserted.
He further told the large gathering that the government is going scared and they are making statements to provoke a reaction. Hughes said that they are trying their best to derail the process, but change is coming.
Hughes called for people to be cautious and calm since they cannot afford to be misread. “They want a riot so they could video tape it and take it to Corentyne so they could capture votes they lost, but this is a new day and the people aren’t buying what they are saying; they are thinking for themselves,” Hughes said.
According to Hughes, the government wants to intimidate citizens since they can’t come with rationality because there is no reason for people to support them. He said that people are increasing their knowledge of consciousness. They will try to bully and threaten persons, but people aren’t afraid of them.
The chairman said that Government wants the people to be separated, but they don’t realize that people are more conscious. “The police don’t go and shoot in rich people areas, but they run into poor neighbourhoods” Hughes stressed. The time for that is done.
Hughes said that the country has gained so much since the Linden uprising and persons stood up for Linden and they have gotten a Commission of Inquiry which would reveal a number of things.
A section of the crowd yesterday at the rally
He said that the inquiry has found that Senior Superintendent Clifton Hicken lied under oath and they still have him in uniform. He said that the government is not sure of how the commission is going to rule so they have not gotten a lawyer for the Minister. Hughes said that when the results of the inquiry come out they would run to the High Court and say that the Minister didn’t have a lawyer to represent him.
Hughes has urged persons to be calm and calculative because we cannot afford to be provoked. He said that the government can only deal with confusion, but they can’t deal with intelligence.
“I’m not calling for peace ….I’m calling for us to be calm, considerate and calculating. It was Peter Tosh that said everyone cries out for peace but no one cries out for equal rights and justice. All I want is equal rights and justice. I don’t care how we get it but we must get it,” Hughes said.
A procession was held shortly after and persons gathered opposite Parliament Buildings.
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