On a long awaited trip to Linden President Donald Ramotar today expressed remorse on his behalf and on behalf of the government for the shooting incidents which left three protesters dead and more than 20 other injured.
GINA said today that he made the statement even as an emotional Dion Warrick demanded justice and bemoaned the fact that the Head of State’s visit could not have been much earlier.
The visit was scheduled for July 28 but had to be postponed after protestors defied orders by the Joint Services for calm and efforts to clear the thoroughfare of logs, and other objects used as blockades.
“I made an attempt to come to Linden on July 28 and that was used as an occasion to mobilise and rile people up, block and set fires on the road and, I thought that I didn’t want my visit to be used as an occasion to have anyone getting hurt and for those who seem to have taken over the protest, to use it in a negative way,” President Ramotar said.
He held a meeting with residents at Watooka House.
