Canada refugee couple should have reported threats to police

Claims by a Guyanese couple who were recently granted asylum in Canada that they were threatened after the husband refused a request by a government official to hack into the computers of leading members of the opposition and a newspaper columnist, should have been reported to the local police.

In a statement issued yesterday, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, while rejecting submissions made by Canada-based Guyanese immigration consultant Balwant Persaud to the authorities there on behalf of a Guyanese couple, questioned why the allegations were never reported to the Guyana Police Force.

In a statement issued yesterday, Rohee said Persaud’s “pre-submission” to the Canadian authorities in favour of the