Don’t make our hands fall, Mr. Commissioner

Jan 23, 2016 Letters

Dear Editor,
According to Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud, some of the reasons behind wanted murderers freely roaming the streets of Guyana are poor communication and limited ranks- Kaieteur News, January 18, 2016. Are the police doing enough to track down wanted persons?
Poor excuse one may say, but then again, things are what they are. Innumerable questions have begun to surface and they died with equal subsidence as to whether or not the long arm of the law has been reaching out far enough, or has subtle amputation taken place. The Commissioner failed to outline or elucidate what exactly were the number of things which were preventing the police from identifying and picking up wanted men. While the ranks have seemingly been suffering from lack of setups, the public fuelled by upsets at the delay were perpetuating their own self-activated brand of grab and nab. Imagine the wanted men being right under the nose of the ranks in broad day and night light and still not detected.
The fugitives such as Shawn Fordyce and Seon Anthony Edwards basking in the rays of freedom, must have gone to bed each night smiling at how easily they continued to outwit those who were trained to be and see better. Called into question is an accounting of what measures are currently in place for wanted alleged murderers. Is there a wanted list, and if so to which agencies, if any, are they circulated? Do present circumstances indicate a crying need for the immediate initiation of a National Crime information Center, and a computerized database that is accessible to law enforcement agencies nationwide and worldwide?
Should any agency inquire about the individual then they will be informed of his fugitive status. Have the police been utilizing the local media to its maximum? Utilizing the tremendous power of publicity in getting the public assistance in capturing dangerous wanted individuals who would otherwise flee the country or remain unrecognizable? There is no need to rank the list, but the list should be commonly posted in public places like is done in countries abroad. This latter mentioned measure has resulted in some cases of the actual fugitives turning themselves in on becoming aware of their listing.
As we move forward as a nation bolstered by the thought of change that looms on the horizon, all efforts should be made to institute measures that would bring the change within range especially as it applies to those who to coin a well known Guyanese saying “believe that they can commit murder and get away with it.” Both the call and the ball lies within the hands of Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud, and with the full support of the Guyanese populace here’s hoping that he does not make their hands to fall.
Yvonne Sam.

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