Dear Editor,
Guyana seems to be a fertile place for contradictions. Without going back too far, it seems that in almost every sphere of our socioeconomic and political life we can find examples of someone or some entity doing the exact opposite of, or contrary to what was expected or promised. In light thereof, the revelations on the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) fraud came as no surprise to many.
SOCU, an entity established to investigate organized crime – money laundering and related illegal operations/businesses – has yet to successfully charge and prosecute anyone for such crimes. Meanwhile, they have been going after high ranking PPP/C officials for alleged mismanagement, misused and overreached money from the national treasury, and supposed undervalued sale of lands at Pradoville. So far, however, they have said a lot, but did very little in such pursuits. Despite the many statements about possible criminal acts supposedly committed by the PPP/C during their tenure in government, no serious charge has made it through the courts.
The recent revelations sound like the irony of ironies. The audit reports are damning. An entity which over the last four years has been investigating fraud, now found itself at the receiving end with public cries for an investigation into fraud by its functionaries.
Yours faithfully,
Ronald Singh
