Amid an explosive phone conversation in which Attorney General Anil Nandlall was heard alluding to possible violent retaliation against Kaieteur News over its reportage, the government yesterday stated its commitment to freedom of the press but accused the newspaper of blackmail tactics to stave off a tax audit.
Nandlall’s conversation with KN reporter Leonard Gildarie two Saturdays ago has ignited a firestorm of controversy and the government has been buffeted by calls to sack the AG over the statements he made.
Nandlall has not responded directly to the content of the conversation except to say that it was a private one and it has been distorted. The government maintained this line yesterday and had nothing to say about the
