President of the Guyana Bar Association, Ronald Burch-Smith says he is not aware of any special protocol which would allow for high ranking government officials to be given special treatment under the law.
Burch-Smith told Stabroek News that not only was he not aware of any protocol that would allow for high ranking government officials to be given special treatment but instead in the developed world it is the custom for these officials to be held to a greater standard.
The supposed “special protocol” was referred to by Crime Chief Seelall Persaud following an accident on Mashramani Day involving Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh. Persaud had said this special protocol was a longstanding tradition. The opposition has since called on the Home Affairs Ministry
