The Commissioner of Police is in order to take over this investigation

Jan 17, 2014 Letters

Dear Editor,
Reports of the savage brutalization of Colwyn Harding have shocked the nation. I must admit that I have not yet mustered the courage to sufficiently come to terms with the entire incident. When those sworn to serve and protect are deemed to have committed these heinous and dastardly crimes against the very people, they are expected to serve, it is time for national stock taking. It is time we review our moral, ethical, and professional codes. Over the last few years the crime and security situation in the country has been consistently frightening, and yet the man responsible for the nation’s security is saying to Guyanese that he has everything under control. Mr. Rohee claims that there is no cause to be concerned over the crime and security situation in the country because the criminals are only stealing cell phones. What an idiotic and ignorant comment! It is clear that if such thinking prevails in the mind of the man who has direct responsibility for the Guyana Police Force, such a man will be incapable of effectively assessing his own organization and recognizing the deep crime security challenges within same. His lack of common sense and ignorance of police work exposes his inanity every time he opens-up his mouth.
Unfortunately, this is not the first time members of the Guyana Police Force have been alleged to have committed such brutality on citizens. We have lived through the unthinkable “torture period”, thanks to then Minister of Home Affairs, Ronald Gajraj, and his special police squad. It now appears that the Rohee era is heading down an even more sadistic lane, where some under his watch feel emboldened and confident enough to commit the kinds of sexual barbaric acts young Harding alleges. As a nation, we should, in one voice, denounce such barbaric and sickening behavior of any who perpetrate these inhumane acts against another. When the police are suspected to be the perpetrators of such acts, we must move from condemnation to “national stock-taking.” We should also continue to demand more sensible leadership from the Ministry of Home Affairs. It might also be time to give teeth to the no-confidence motion against this sitting minister.
Editor, I am pleased to have read the SN news article, dated 1/15/14, which reported that the police commissioner, himself, has decided to take over the probe into the Colwyn Harding case. I believe it is a good first step of the commissioner demonstrating to the public that the matter is taken seriously by the top cop. I trust that the commissioner will use his office to ensure that justice is served in this case. My heart goes out to Mr. Colwyn Harding and I pray that his road to recovery will swiftly remove him from being in the shadows of a victim to a survivor, a survivor determined to overcome the wrath of his past.
Lurlene Nestor

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