The police attempted to arrest Mark Benschop yesterday over the publication of documents they said were stolen from the Office of the President (OP), leading him to accuse the state of persistent harassment.
Four plainclothes police officers turned up at Benschop’s office just after 4 pm, and his refusal to cooperate triggered a lengthy stand-off. The officers made it clear that they were not leaving without him and Benschop maintained that if any questions were to be asked, the police had to speak with him at his East Street office.
Benschop said the police informed him that stolen invoices from the OP have appeared on his guyanaobservernews.org website and he was wanted for questioning at police headquarters. “I’m not going anywhere for any questioning,
