With all the hollering, the law is necessary given the circumstances we all should agree, but like I mentioned earlier it’s oversight is critical to put the public at ease. Once set up who will be monitering the activities of this group to ensure they are not using it illegally..say to blackmail others and the like. None of which will be made public. After the commisioner’s private conversations were made public because of wire tappin, we will be skeptical.

“in the eyes of the government crime in Guyana has reached desperate proportions” – Exactly what crimes are he referring to? It’s anyone’s guess whether wiretapping would have prevented the Lusignan, Bartica and Lindo Creek murders, so subjecting an entire nation to this kind of intrusion because of the likes of Skinny / fineman does not cut it with me.

As far as I see it, there are two groups of criminals in Guyana. On the one hand are those committing petty crimes, who pick pockets, snatch chains, break and enter homes etc. and on the other hand we have a very sophisticated and organised criminal ring, consisting of “embattles businessmen” corrupt politicians, drug king Pins, police officers etc.

Now, even an idiot knows that wiretapping cannot intercept those criminals in group one, and we also know, or suspect, that the “powers that be” are in bed with those in group two, so then, would Mr Nandlall kindly explain how this thing really works?

I am willing to bet that if or when the PPP leaves office, they will be among the first to appeal this “law” as it would no longer be in their interest – - – “some of the things the party was against during its time in opposition, it has been implementing with ecstasy.”

If Govt. is serious about fighting crime then hare is a few ideas,……… find ways to raise the morale of the GPF, give them proper equipment, invest in a forensic facility, raise the academic level of new recruits, just to mention a few.

Those MOANERS/LAMENTERS/ are the ones that cries about the Governments incapability of Unsolved murders, Assasination plot, Drug related murders AND THE LIKES.
Are now fearful of the same laws that will help stamp out those types of Evil.
Do nothing fear nothing!!

OBSERVATION: Proponents of the eavesdropping law need to stop citing the eavesdropping of the former top cop as a case in point why the law is needed, because the person/s involved in bugging the former top cop’s phone worked in tandem with government officials. Unless proponents are saying that had the law been in effect that government still would have approved of what these shady characters did. And this is scary if shady characters are allowed to do this kind of stuff on behalf of government. Can you imagine government ordering a probe of the former top cop based on recordings of his conversations obtained through illegal eavesdropping rather than going after the people involved? This is the same government that wants to use eavesdropping as a crime fighting measure? Heaven help political opponents! To this day government has not taken any punitive measures against the persons involved in this shameless breach of national security!

QUOTE: He says as a lawyer he has serious concerns about the nature of the law, but says it is necessary in the fight against crime. “It is a desperate measure and in the eyes of the government crime in Guyana has reached desperate proportions,” he said.

OBSERVATION: The fight against crime is a fight that should be against all sorts of crimes, from gun-toting to bribery and money laundering and drug smuggling! But then again, government also passed a plea deal law and this could be used to allow state prosecutors to grant plea deals to criminals caught in bribes, drug dealings and money launderings. The state, here, will usurp the role the justice system.