Minister Patterson denies facilitating brother’s departure at CJIA

May 19, 2018 News

Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, has denied that he helped his brother bypass security at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), last month.
The brother, 47-year-old Derrick Patterson, is currently in jail in Grenada for allegedly trafficking in cocaine.
On Thursday, Minister Patterson in expressing shock at the arrest, said that his brother will have to face the repercussions.
He said that his family will lend the necessary legal help also.
However, since news of the arrest, there has been allegations that something went on at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), on April 17, 2018, when the brother departed from Guyana.
According to a Government statement, they have taken note of a report on a PPP-aligned website related to the charges in charges.
The report states: “Sources have revealed that Minister Patterson have compr[om]ised (sic) the security of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) by facilitating his brother to pass (sic) through the airport without being subjected to any security checks. One source noted that Patterson’s brother may have passed with the narcotics from Guyana and was caught upon arrival in Grenada.”
The statement said that the Government of Guyana and Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, flatly reject “this wicked and malicious lie being propagated” by the report that he facilitated the departure of his brother from Guyana “without being subjected to any security checks”.
“This obnoxious false report is defamatory and libellous and the Minister will avail himself of legal advice on this matter. The official departure records of the Immigration Authorities show that Mr. Derrick Patterson departed Guyana via Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, on April 17, 2018.”
The government statement said that he departed using the regular departure area and was subject to the standard security and all other requisite procedures for departing passengers.
“Minister Patterson was not aware of his brother’s travel arrangements on that day or his subsequent travels. Further, reports in Grenada state that Derrick Patterson was arrested on May 2, 2018, some two weeks after April 17 and was not arrested “upon arrival in Grenada” as stated by the malicious” article.

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