Presidential guards for court over sand business raid –sources

Joseph Bhaskaran

Presidential guards and others who acted as enforcers are to be charged following a bewildering attack on an East Bank sand business on Tuesday, sources say.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon would only confirm yesterday that at least eight presidential guards were arrested in connection with Tuesday’s early morning attack on Guyana Sandport Inc. Sources say the incident raises serious questions about the vetting of persons who are guarding the president and their moonlighting as enforcers.

“…Information from the police as well as the Presidential Guard Service is being solicited to help the Office of the President [OP] to get a