Here is more evidence why Rohee is not leadership material

Jan 27, 2013 Letters

Dear Editor,
You are a leading banker, and you are the friend of a Cabinet Minister. When you were in Barbados, you made three calls to him. The Minister then becomes the subject of an inquiry. You are called as a witness.
Now, when you made those three contacts you spoke about absolutely trivial matters. On one call, you spoke about the weather. Another talk was about your discovery that a good friend was living in Babados. The last call was that the whole of Barbados turned out to see Rihanna performed
Why if you are on the witness stand, you would deny that you spoke to the Minister? You have nothing to hide if the tapes are produced because you said nothing of value. The fact that you lied that you did not call the Minister meant that those conversations were not about the weather and Rihanna. Let me now quote from my July 26 column, 2012 titled, “Is it the end for Rohee?” Before I do that, the context should be given. In response to criticism that he gave orders to the police on July 18 when three Linden protestors were shot dead, Rohee denied speaking with the police in Linden with the explanation that it was not possible to have communication between Linden and Georgetown on radio set
It was the most asinine thing to say for any person who holds a Cabinet position in a government in the 21st century. Here is what I wrote in response to Rohee’s clownish words; “Guyanese must be laughing at Rohee since he opened his mouth to speak of radio communication. Why in this modern world would a Minister need a radio set to speak to high ranking officers? Has Rohee heard about cell phones?” We know now that Rohee used his cell phone to speak to Commander Hicken in Linden on July 18
Here is compelling, graphic evidence that Mr. Rohee was not being truthful when the criticism began to swirl around him about his contacts with police officers on the day of July 18 when the protestors were killed. Since he admitted that he couldn’t access a radio set and didn’t confess that he called on his mobile, then the six conversations Rohee had with HIcken (which came out of the inquiry) could not have been on inconsequential matters.
This newspaper blared out in its headline that Hicken lied. Obviously he did because he testified of not talking to Rohee on July 18. But what about Rohee? Rohee openly said he could not have communicated with the police in Linden for two reasons. One is that the distance between Linden and Georgetown would not allow for radio communication. The other as that he had no access to the police in Linden because he couldn’t walk into a police office in Eve Leary and instruct officers in Linden
There was not even a hint by Rohee that he contacted police officials, if even for a fleeting moment. Rohee answered his accusers by saying that he could not have spoken with police ranks in Linden on July 18 because radio communication didn’t have the band width to allow such contact. The nation and the wider world know that Hickens and Rohee spoke. The question that must be asked is what did they discuss?
It is a frightening question because it involves the curiosity as to why they would want to deny a few minutes of harmless chat. The fact that there is an evasion it means that Rohee and Hicken discussed serious business. But what is the content of this sensitive dialogue? We will never know if the two men continue to refuse to tell the Guyanese people because the phone companies do not record telephone calls unless a specific request is made by state security
One thing is certain- Rohee and Hicken cannot say that for the times they spoke to each other on July 18, the exchange was not of importance. Could a charge of perjury be recommended in the findings of the Commission due anytime now?. As the headline of this newspaper put it – “Hicken lied”
It is difficult to see how Rohee and Hicken could survive career wise after what came out of the hearing. Of the two men, Hicken is likely to suffer more. He does not have the political firepower that Rohee has. Ramotar and the PPP will not follow modern types of governance and discipline and prosecute colleagues for lawless and abominable behaviour in public.
Frederick Kissoon

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