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The police arrested and charged a man who did nothing wrong

Apr 18, 2018 Letters

Dear Mr. Editor,
Replying to Donald Ramotar, on Lula’s arrest is shameful. I would like Donald to know that gone were the days of the long time men. Now is the time where you do the crime, you must serve the time. If you don’t understand then you need to shut up.
Brazil has a law that is not lawless as Guyana’s and as the former president of this country, you know what I’m talking about. I have heard of worse than what Lula did is happening in this country and the perpetrators are still walking free.
If you are indeed a true patriot then you must be an example– honest and fair. A president’s life has been threatened in your country, what did you say in any letter?
I’m an international person as a ship captain who made Guyana proud as a product of Guyana. Some years back I was driving along the East Bank Highway when the police pulled me over for routine checks. I was alone in my Canter truck; my documents were intact.
They asked me to exit my vehicle to have a search; I complied. After checking the police didn’t even find a knife. One of them told me I could proceed. Then the other one who was in charge said, ‘No let him drive to Providence Police Station.’
On arriving there the one in charge told the police at the desk to book me in for armed robbery, something I never did or will ever do. Shortly after, they came with another man I never saw in my life and said to book him with me. They left and came back with another and said the same thing.
Here I am now with two men I never saw in my life. The following day they took me to my home and searched every wardrobe. I told them I have a store room at the back of my yard, but they had no interest in it.
They did not take away anything from my home; we returned to the station. The next day I was taken to court. Then I knew what I really was there for. Items like tractor tyres, power washers, batteries and a number of items amounting to in excess of $8 million.
Could these hold in a wardrobe? I was remanded by the magistrate.
There I was heartbroken but then found relief after learning that there were other persons remanded for the same offence and were going to court on different dates. On my next court date I drew this to the magistrate’s attention. I give her the names of those persons which I gathered though none was known to me before.
Everyone was ordered to court the next day. After examining the court documents she asked the prosecutor how the police managed to get something like that done. He was unable to answer. I was on the spot granted bail and was promised by the magistrate that on the next court date I won’t have to return. So said, so done. But it cost me lots of money for lawyer plus bail and most of all a new starter for my Canter truck which I drove there and had to pull out with another truck.
Upon inspection by my electrician my starter was exchanged and the housing of an old starter replaced.
So Donald these are things that you must look into. This whole ordeal took place under the P.P.P rule. Where was your voice? Things like this should be your concern. It’s not too late. I know the names of the policemen and the magistrate at that time so say something about me now.
Thank God for that magistrate who sat on that case, God bless her.
GD

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