Does Guyana have justice or rule of law?

Jun 21, 2014 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
The Police Department in Sub-division “B”, New Amsterdam, Berbice, has no regard for the rule of Law and Constitution rights.
On the 19th of June 20, 2014 at approximately 05:10pm, I was sitting in my parked car in the corner of the east side of Main Street of New Amsterdam. Suddenly a female cyclist came and hit the side of my car. She then rode away along the said Main Street. I came out of the car and inspected the side of the car which had a small scratch.
However, about 30 minutes later a traffic police corporal (name and badge number provided) came to me and told me to go to the Police Station because a report was made against me. I complied and drove to the Traffic Section of the Police Station.
On my arrival at the Station I met a female, two other police ranks and the Corporal.
The Corporal instructed one of the ranks to get my documents which I immediately handed over. All of my documents were in order. The Corporal then instructed the rank to seize my car. I then enquired why my car had to be seized. No response.
I had to walk a mile to my home on a dark street with the possibility of being robbed.
Editor, in the United States and other democratic countries, cause has to be established before a person’s private property can be seized and taken by the police, but in Guyana a policeman can seize a person’s private property without justification. My car was taken from me and I had not committed a crime, and I was not even charged.
I do not know what the charge is so that I can be defended against it. Does Guyana have justice or rule of law?
I would welcome if someone would debate me to establish the premise that Guyana has democracy and is not a police State. I can advise anyone against coming to Guyana because there is no legal protection against police abuse of power.
Vincent Loncke

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