WikiLeaks: US Ambassador pointed to various theories in murder of Sawh

Satyadeow Sawh

In the aftermath of the murder of Minister of Agriculture Sash Sawh in 2006, the US ambassador here reported to Washington that there was indignation at the inability of the “overwhelmed” police force to solve killings and he also listed a variety of theories including possible connections of the minister to unsavoury characters.

Sawh, family members and a guard were murdered on April 22, 2006. Then Ambassador Roland Bullen in a cable to Washington on April 24, 2006 addressed the issue and had this to say on the situation. The cable was recently released by WikiLeaks.

“Although Sawh’s killing has horrified Georgetown, it has not