Cops defend response at PPP/C Victoria meeting

Police last evening said that they are still searching for perpetrators of last Wednesday’s attack at PPP/C political meeting held at Victoria, East Coast Demerara and also denied suggestions that the five victims were harassed by ranks at the Cove and John Police Station.

According to a press release, relative to statements made by Clifton Harris at a press conference hosted by the PPP/C on Thursday, “excerpts of which were published in the print media today (yesterday), to the effect that he and four other PPP/C supporters were harassed by police ranks at the Cove and John Police Station on Wednesday November 16, 2011, the Guyana Police Force categorically denies that any police rank harassed any of the five persons as claimed.”

“Quite to the contrary, the police provided protective security for the five PPP/C supporters who had been allegedly attacked by