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Stalled court case forces victim to cite mischief in anticrime system

Feb 26, 2013 News

Almost four years after someone close to her allegedly stole a range of expensive and sentimental jewellery from her home, Shalieza Razac, is still fighting for a fair outcome in a lengthy and frustrating court battle.
Razac, a housewife from Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo, said that the prolonged court case started sometime in February 2011, several months after the accused reportedly stole a quantity of cash and gold jewellery from her.
“I know is my cousin thief these things cause I got witness to prove. She is the only person that could know where I put my things. She asked to borrow my bangles and chain which were valued almost $400,000 apiece to go to wedding and I didn’t answer she but she call me and say she deh till at Diamond hospital and ask where I deh. “I tell she me didn t deh home and so she get the opportunity to go in my house and thief my things.
Why I hurt is because  my parents  de give me as a wedding present and both  my parents are dead and me ain’t got nothing to really remember them by. Is not the money so much but them things is precious to me,” a tearful Razac stated.
Razac recalled the difficulty she encountered before her issue could have made it to the hearing of the court.
Following the incident, the woman claimed that she made several reports at the Leonora Police Station which were ignored until a senior officer decided that he would take the case into consideration if she would provide him with $50,000 as a bribe.
“This officer tell me that he gon arrest my cousin and he make me hire a taxi and travel with him to my cousin home till in Mahaica. But before we reach he make we stop and call in a corner and tell me he want this money and he gon do what he got to do, that is, arrest the girl.”
Razac said that she refused the policeman’s offer and he in turn called off the mission. She explained that she made complaints to the Police Complaints Authority and to the various divisions of the Police Force about the situation but that all her efforts were virtually ignored.
“Me went to de commander, CID official, all, nobody help me. They tell me they get knowledge that my cousin has connections with high ranking officers in de force. This is what mek me case ain’t getting nowhere.
“At one time she even call me uncle and admit to taking the things. She say she gon pay me back piece, piece.  We got that pun record and so.”
When the case finally made it to court early in 2011, Razac said she was the victim of another game of “cat and mouse”.
“De case call before a Magistrate at Vreed-en-Hoop plenty time and de prosecutor ain’t get the file. When I find out, dem tell me how the file deh with the DPP. All the time the case calling and my cousin ain’t showing up.
I make sure I get all my witnesses dem ready when dey say dey want me then them misplace my original statement and give some lil piece of wording fu read and I refuse so I had to do back my statement all kinda confusing thing dem a tell me.”
Razac said that on September 26, 2012 she was told that the matter was before the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). However the woman is of the view that some form of mischief is afoot. After she made constant inquiry she was told to report to the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this month.
“When me come to court dem still need to send out summons fu the witness whereas when I had the witnesses present dem didn’t ready. Now dem a pressure me fu witnesses and some of the people done gone overseas,” the visibly discouraged woman stated.

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