Dear Editor,
We are continuously bewildered by the way the government deals with information and how the Guyana Police Force operates. Partial or isolated successes do not hide the fact that the GPF is not now or in the near future capable of providing the required policing. The escape of ‘Skinny’ shows a lack of basic procedures and supervision. All involved should be fired. Unfortunately, the government, thanks to opposition tactics, is afraid to take the required steps to bring in some outside leadership to completely reform the police. Speculation about Sanata, Roger Khan and his spyware, Lindo Creek, forensic evidence and all ‘Fineman’ developments should have been handled in a more timely fashion and more fully by the appropriate officials capable of knowing or finding out the full facts.
The President must decide whether to accept slow change in the GPF or expedite it. Guyanese know security is the number one priority and will support steps to improve it. Forensic and crime scene investigators must be competent and independent as must be the Office of Professional Responsibility. These issues threaten the progress made and affect Guyana’s image abroad.
Yours faithfully,
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