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The distortion in the letter was clear
Dear Editor,
I refer to Sasenarine Singh’s letter to the Editor in today’s Stabroek News captioned, “Questions for Minister Patterson.”
This is just another of those malicious, libelous missives bent on distorting a matter which has been clearly explained and clarified both by Minister Patterson and the Government.
Mr. Singh are you aware, that in addition to Minister Patterson’s statement, the government also flatly rejected the false reports peddled by the PPP/C-aligned media houses, “that the Minister facilitated his brother’s departure from Guyana”?
As the official departure records of the immigration authorities show, Mr. Derrick Patterson departed Guyana via CheddiJagan International Airport(CJIA),Timehri on April 17, 2018. He utilised the regular departure area, while being subject to the standard security and all other requisite procedures for departing passengers.
Further, that he was not arrested on arrival in Grenada as reports from Grenada state that Derrick Patterson was arrested on May 02, 2018; some two weeks after his arrival, which puts paid to the argument that the drug was trafficked from Guyana.
It would appear to me that had Mr. Singh the basic decency to, in addition to reading the Minister’s statement on the matter, he should have availed himself with the Government’s statement and save himself the time and space of having to repeat in a letter to the Editor questions to which answers are already in the public sphere.
For his information and guidance, the protocol is already in place for checking outgoing, passengers even those holding VIP passes.
You may recall that in2015, a couple, Mahindra Ramsuchit and his spouse, Rohbina Basdeoram were busted with a large quantity of cocaine at the CJIA, while attempting to smuggle it on a flight bound for Canada through the VIP section.
I trust this is sufficient information for you, Mr. Singh, to stop clutching at straws while attempting to besmirch the name of Minister Patterson.
Editor it is also strange that all this information above has been published in the Stabroek News but you failed to make a notation on this letter.
Regards
Dillion Goring
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