Photos of ‘wanted men’ not released to Stabroek News

BY Administrator
Published: February 26, 2008 in News

Photographs of six more men said to be wanted by the police in connection with the Lusignan and Bartica massacres have not been released by the police force to Stabroek News.

The February 23 edition of the Guyana Chronicle carried on its front page the photographs of six persons said to be wanted by the police. A day later, the Kaieteur News carried on its front page the six photographs and its headline on page three accompanying the photographs said that the police had released photos of “Buxton gang members”.

To date, Stabroek News has not received the press release or the photographs. When this newspaper checked with the Police Public Relations Office on Sunday and yesterday the office said it was unaware of the press release and the photos.

Asked for an explanation, Press and Public Relations Officer of the Guyana Police Force, Ivelaw Whittaker told this newspaper that he had “no comment”. When the Guyana Defence Force public relations office was contacted yesterday, it referred Stabroek News back to the Guyana Police Force.

Stabroek News Editor Anand Persaud yesterday condemned what he said was the selective release of information by the police/Joint Services to media houses. He said there could be no justification whatsoever for this practice which appears to occur above the level of the public relations office. Persaud said that this recurring problem was recently raised with UK advisor John Beverly who was here to work with the police on media relations as part of the British-funded Security Sector Reform Action Programme (SSRAP). Persaud said the problem was also discussed at a subsequent two-day seminar that the advisor presided over.

Persaud contended that programmes like SSRAP and others would not succeed if the police and Joint Services did not begin to behave professionally towards all sectors of society including the media.

Persaud argued that the public will have very little confidence in the Joint Services if it discerned that it was behaving unprofessionally in the disseminating of crucial public information.

Persaud said this latest incident is reminiscent of the release of a sketch of a suspect in the murder of a USAID official several years ago here.

Persaud said in that case the release of the sketch was said to have been done unprofessionally by a senior officer to the Kaieteur News. This matter was meant to have been investigated. The Editor said that the premature and selective release of the sketch may have irreparably damaged that particular murder investigation.

Persaud called on the Acting Commissioner of Police Henry Greene to investigate the selective release of the photographs and to make his findings available to the public.

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22 Comments

roula says:

September 15, 2008 at 10:13 am

Is the bodygard with a k7 in a bag?

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DMACK says:

September 18, 2008 at 7:35 am

Government +Government run newspaper=Dictatorship.

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- tyronemiller says:
  
  September 22, 2008 at 11:00 am
  
  we dnt need the photo we need the video clip tyhe gov said the dnt want to release cause i know that there is none
Vickram Rajpaul says:

September 18, 2008 at 7:52 am

Please post more pictures. I’m a son of Lusignan, currently serving in the US Air Force, living in Portugal. I longed to see my brother, my Pandit Hardesh Tiwari and fellow mandir members. Thanks, you don’t know how much this will mean to me.

V/r
Vick

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- sita says:
  
  October 13, 2008 at 10:46 am
  
  wow, i wish u luck, finding people from lusignan, and your mandir members,
  that is so nice of u to reach out like this……
- geeteerebel says:
  
  October 15, 2008 at 10:10 am
  
  Vick perhaps you’re long overdue for a trip…
  Guyana lil rotten but its still ours and we cannot forget about it..
  After all “home is where the heart is”…..
- CRABOIL.COM says:
  
  December 21, 2008 at 4:00 pm
  
  Haresh bought a truck from me a few years ago. He was getting some contracts. He had a few more bigger trucks. I think that he is into the lumber business with a factory at Good Hope, and he is still the pundit for the Lusignan Mandir. Haresh was in the papers a few months ago with Bharrat Jagdeo when he opened his plant at Good Hope. I think I know you Guys and your cousins – some from Annandale. I worked with one of Haresh’s cousin in the US some years ago. He was in the US Army. I left and went back to Guyana and wasted 10 years there. I am in Canada.
  Haresh’s cousins Surin and Boodin are here in Canada. I can get their numbers, and they have Haresh’s phone number.
  Fazal
  mainlandweb@yahoo.com
tiger says:

September 19, 2008 at 12:23 pm

restricted press freedom to those who are deemed to be antigovt, i presumed.sad indeed.

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carese says:

September 20, 2008 at 1:29 am

ask chronicle or kaiture for the nah!!

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genghis khan says:

September 20, 2008 at 11:05 am

Kudos to DEMOCRACY in Guyana!!!!!!

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Ankoko says:

September 25, 2008 at 9:53 am

The silence of those in control is deafening on issues of this type. Without a clear explanation for these kinds of acts and its relative position the administration is condoning this infringement of media freedom.
Somebody please get me a searchlight to see if I can find this DEMOCRACY that supposedly exists here!!!!

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Sheik Deen says:

September 26, 2008 at 7:07 pm

It is a democratic way to move ahead in a developing society by opening to the media and let them publish issues that is hurting the development of beautiful
“GUYANA”, not withstanding, media personnel must deliver the goods in a professional and honest way,they should not be bias politically. On the other hand all the media houses should have access to information given out to the media and not selected few, this is not democracy. Remember “Guyana” belong to all Guyanese and not a selected few. Stand up for a democratic “GUYANA”. Thank you

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eloise says:

September 28, 2008 at 5:10 am

stand up for a democratic guyana

please my friend,s stand up for democratic guyana.

it is best for guyana people.

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shyboilex says:

September 29, 2008 at 3:40 pm

I guess Guyanese are now understanding that the JADGEO ADMINISTRATION is all about DICTATORSHIP.It started with the JANET JAGAN ADMINISTRATION.I wonder if she had her way what Guyana was going to become. Guyanese need to stand up and fight for freedom. the press also need to come to gother and fight for press freedom

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lonestar says:

October 9, 2008 at 10:43 am

The Stabroek News reporters should get up from their lazy ‘arse’ and go do some real “invistegative reporting”.

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- geeteerebel says:
  
  October 15, 2008 at 10:13 am
  
  so they can get their ads pulled again…..?
Dinstinct says:

October 11, 2008 at 9:43 am

guyana oh guyana

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Benny says:

December 18, 2008 at 6:14 am

Everyone talk about Guyana government, but I can.t see anyone trying for change. Why should the people be so scared to stand up and scream.
Benny

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- ankoko says:
  
  December 18, 2008 at 8:22 pm
  
  Come spend six months!!
- soca says:
  
  December 21, 2008 at 7:14 pm
  
  It is easy to say no one is doing nothing!
  If you live in Guyana your opinion better stay in your pocket or you suffer the consequences.
eloise thorne says:

December 21, 2008 at 6:36 am

democracy in guyana will be better for every one
young and old, woman and man, children, all so,
freedom of speach, for everyone, the goverment
suppose to look after every one neads,
and every news paper suppose to publish what is
going on, the suppose to get the pictures and the
video clip, to be released, to the press.
democracy the people stand not alone.
only a dictarship act like this, not alouing the
people, to express them selfs.
peace
season greetings
and may god be with you all

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DINKS77 says:

December 21, 2008 at 2:01 pm

SN PLAY IT SAFE AND JUST HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MAY YOUR ENTIRE STAFF CON’T TO WORK HARD IN THE NEW YEAR.

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