Politics, poor training and resources to blame for police incompetence – Granger

Political interference, lack of resources and poor training continue to stifle the Guyana Police Force’s ability to solve serious crimes, particularly murders, and if not addressed urgently, the force’s incompetence will grow, Opposition Leader David Granger said.

Granger yesterday assessed the force’s ability to solve a number of killings this year among them the execution of Ricardo Rodrigues, the torture and killing of two policemen and the brutal murder of a woman and her two young children. A number of executions have occurred this year where investigations hit a brick wall.

According to Granger, it is clear that after more than six years,