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Mr. Ramjattan will not be leaving an unblemished legacy as Public Security Minister

Sep 16, 2015 Letters

Dear Editor,
We have all heard the Minister of Public Security expressing concern about the state of the Guyana Police Force; his intention to weed out rogue elements when they are found out; his suggestion that the police should read and research; and that the Force should identify potential problem ranks before they become problems. All of that sounds quite commendable, but can they be realized to form his legacy in a Ministry that definitely is not a cake walk?  I think not.
Editor, ask any police beat reporter and they will let you into some horror stories that they come by during the course of interacting with ranks who are unhappy for one reason or another.  Let me give you a few examples that if allowed to continue will fail Mr. Ramjattan no matter how noble is his mission.
An officer is embroiled in a drugs and money scandal but is continually promoted to the point where he is now a divisional commander; officer accused of sexual harassment simply transferred;the OPR is very selective in its recommendations amid claims of ethnic bias; police stations continue to be unfit for human habitation; police vehicles uninsured placing occupants lives in jeopardy; unjustified supersession in promotions with a strong dose of nepotism; ranks serving in the interior having a hard time recouping monies spent; contrary to standing orders ranks are told to petition for promotion; ranks who fail to hand in seized drugs not disciplined while others are subject to charges and even dismissal for less serious matters, again ethnicity is the reason; a former senior functionary not photographed and fingerprinted because a senior officer believes that the current government only has one five-year term while he has over twenty-five year remaining in the force; a relative who was just as peripherally involved in a torture matter like the uninvolved officer was promoted instead of being sent to the mounted branch like the other man.When you look at this tip of a very large iceberg there is no way that Mr. Ramjattan will be leaving an unblemished legacy.
Oswald Craigwell

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