Former President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday denied ever knowing convicted drug trafficker Roger Khan or shutting down the Military Criminal Intelligence Division (MCID) of the GDF.
At a People’s Progressive Party press conference, Jagdeo said “I know I never gave a single illegal instruction ever in my tenure, anything that is contrary to the Defence Act, the Constitution nor have I asked anyone to deny any citizen of this country their, any of their rights including to set up these squad whatever they say these death squads.”
He stated that the longstanding perception of a connection with Khan was false, “Roger Khan was never my friend,” adding, “in fact he was friendly from the intelligence report with some of the names I mentioned before,” hinting at retired members of the
