Ministry denies residents of Hugo Chavez home mistreated

The Hugo Chavez Centre for Rehabilitation and Reintegration at Onverwagt, Region Five (DPI photo)

The Ministry of Social Protection yesterday denied allegations that residents of the Hugo Chavez Centre for Rehabilitation and Reintegration are being mistreated.

A report in yesterday’s edition of the Guyana Times asserted that residents were stripped and sprayed with cleaning detergent as punishment for having missed a bath. The Ministry however contends that the incident has been misrepresented.

In a statement yesterday it was stated that “residents of the centre were having a bath and a non-harmful deodorizing solution was used as is normative to neutralize body odors in the promotion of a safe and healthy environment.” The statement stressed that at no time was any violent or excessive force used against residents.