Before 2015, the government had all the solutions for crime, but since…

May 07, 2019 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

The APNU/AFC coalition Government can be considered a “military” Government, since its composition is mostly personnel from military and security backgrounds, but does not reflect Government’s ability to control crime and criminals, as well as using the perceived experts by government’s intervention to protect the lives of Guyanese and control crime.
This Government must, therefore, place Guyanese security at the top of their agenda and ensure the institutions of the state charged with security, execute its mission effectively and professionally.
There has been approximately four years of dogged refusal to concede that crime is a growing menace confronting the citizenry and an insistence that instead crime rates were actually decreasing, but the reality is that elements of the Government, including the President and Public Security Minister, have failed miserably to ensure Guyanese are safe and secure.
The situation of crime in Guyana now is not politically motivated, but is caused by the deteriorating economic situation. Since the APNU/AFC coalition government’s assumption to office, no new jobs were created to absorb the thousands of persons who lost theirs, either directly or indirectly by the actions of this government.
The situation was compounded by the regular releases of criminals by this regime. While we expected more effective action from the Police in the fight against crime, the current minister is unable to manage the police force in order to ensure maximum results.
This Government has managed to ensure that the police force is being used to enhance their personal security, and outriders to navigate them through the congested traffic, while Guyanese are being left at the mercy of the criminals.
The police force in Berbice is only increasing suffering for Berbicians, especially in the traffic section. The impact of the severed sugar workers and unemployment is the main reason for the present escalation of crime in the ancient county – the APNU/AFC coalition Government must take full responsibility for this situation.
Before 2015, the government had all the solutions for crime in Guyana, but after four years it has failed Guyanese with respect to their constitutional right of protection from the state.
Regards
Zamal Hussain

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