The Joint Services’ movement into Linden last Friday morning was ordered by President Donald Ramotar, a day ahead of a planned operation, after residents allegedly attempted to burn the Wismar/Mackenzie Bridge, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon said yesterday, while government accused the Region 10 leadership of deliberately prolonging the negotiations.
According to Luncheon, the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) and the detachment stationed at the bridge was able to prevent the burning down of the bridge, which led to “an orgy of arson on both sides of the river,”
