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Appalled by the private sector’s gall
Editor,
Allow me a little space in your publication to comment on an issue relating to the private sector and its fear that investor confidence could be damaged by the fact that former ministers and high ranking officials are being charged with alleged crimes of the past.
Let me say this at the very outset Mr. Editor, that I am quite taken aback by the gall this group has to express fears that criminal charges for wrongdoing in the past could affect the way foreign investors view my beloved Guyana.
Please remember that this same group had remained very quiet while NICIL and the past two cabinets farmed out state assets to friends and family. In some cases, procurement rules were glaringly ignored or breached. Yet when a new Government moves to recoup these resources or charge offending officials for their activities of the past, charges of political victimization are proffered.
I see no real effort at victimization as the Coalition had made it clear during the last elections campaign that they would have been going after the so-called “Fat Cats”. Now that they are labels like victimization and racial discrimination are being shouted from rooftops.
I think that the image of Messrs Ashni Singh and Mike Brassington in handcuffs has shaken the confidence of some in society to the very core. The threats of 30 more charges have also triggered fear.
As the older folks from a previous generation used to say, do nothing, fear nothing. The private sector should not worry too much about the impact criminal charges could have on the Country as SARA has not even got its act together as yet.
For now they are only being exposed to SOCU so I suggest that we all brace for impact.
Peter Joseph
Naresh Singh
Francis Hoppie
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Justice for Guyana
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