Yesu Persaud blisters gov’t

Yesu Persaud speaking at the dinner

Business icon Yesu Persaud launched a scathing attack on the Donald Ramotar administration on Tuesday decrying it for disrespecting fundamental human rights and targeting critics.

He is hoping for a change at the upcoming general elections and while criticising the executive presidency he has issued a call for constitutional reform to be a priority for a new government.

During brief remarks at the Trans-parency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) annual dinner on Tuesday, Persaud also described the current Donald Ramotar-led administration as a “regime” due to its lack of respect for human rights and said he felt like an enemy of the state again.

Persaud’s remarks will be seen as a stinging indictment of the government given his stature in the society and his involvement in the campaign for free and fair elections prior to 1992. His remarks are all the more significant as he was one of the first persons invited by President Donald Ramotar to the Office of the President following the November 28, 2011 general elections.