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Ramkarran warned of security implication before Sash Sawh’s assassination
Former Minister of Agriculture, Satyadeow Sash Sawh, was assassinated weeks after the Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran had warned the party to undertake a serious analysis of the then crime situation to determine whether the party or individuals were at risk.
Former Minister of Agriculture, Satyadeow Sash Sawh
This is according to Ramkarran in his most recent writings on his conversationtree.org blog, where he said that the plea was made in March of 2006 when he addressed a meeting of the Central Committee of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP).
In recalling his presentation, Ramkarran said he told the meeting that, “The security situation is uppermost in peoples’ minds…Everyone is terrified out of his/her wits because of the gruesome violence in Agricola, the massive theft of arms from the army, regular killings allegedly by the Buxton terrorists and weekly, wanton killings by armed robbers.”
He said at the time, that a report on the Agricola violence was given by then Home Affairs Minister, Gail Teixeira, “which revealed no information or analysis of any significance, so we are none the wiser.”
According to Ramkarran, “one member requested that the President should speak to the issue but he declined to do so…The newspapers or private individuals involved in speculation are the only source of information and analysis available for the executive leadership of the Party.”
Ramkarran said he told the meeting that, “our Party and its leaders need to know the real situation so that we can assess if the Party or individuals are in danger so that contingency plans can be made, if possible, or comrades warned or reassured…I absolutely reject the notion that a tiny coterie of comrades in the Government can determine for the leadership of the PPP, what information we can or cannot have when the existence of our Party and the lives of our leaders may be an issue…If for want of information our Party or any member is harmed, those who are responsible for withholding it would have to bear the responsibility.”
Ramkarran recalled that Minister Sash Sawh, who was present at the meeting, was assassinated, along with other relatives, less than four weeks after those words were spoken.
“The issue of responsibility has never been discussed or admitted…No explanation was offered to the Minister’s family or relatives for the failure of the Party leadership to heed the potential dangers which I raised.”
According to Ramkarran, “All that happened after I finished speaking was, as expected, an irrational torrent of abuse from then President (now Dr. Bharrat) Jagdeo.
Ramkarran says that “had there been a serious discussion and assessment, based on information, and all leaders alerted to the dangers and steps taken to enhance security,” the assassination of Sawh might been avoided.
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