Saying it was concerned about Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee’s pronouncements on ‘C’ Division Commander David Ramnarine, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has written acting Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell emphasising legal and ethical policing standards.
The GHRA’s letter to Brumell comes in the wake of a call by Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee to the acting Commissioner for Ramnarine to be disciplined under the Police (Discipline) Act over a series of public statements he made about a $90M allocation for the sustenance of policemen and women during the elections period.
Rohee on Monday declared a loss of in confidence in Ramnarine and urged Brumell to discipline him. Rohee accused Ramnarine of breaching the Guyana Police Force’s Standing Orders by making the information public. However, Ramnarine, who said he spoke out because of concern over the welfare of the ranks, argued that the Standings Orders do not supersede his fundamental right to freedom of expression.
Brumell, in a response, told Stabroek News on Thursday that “Attention is being paid to” Rohee’s call. Observers have
