The disclosure last week of a sitting Minister of the Government and Member of Parliament (MP) accused of raping and sodomising a 16-year old girl from the indigenous community, has sent shockwaves throughout the length and breadth of Guyana and beyond its borders. The matter came to the fore when the alleged victim wrote a letter to the President, which was shared in the social media, detailing what transpired at the home of the Minister. The President indicated that while he was aware of the allegations made against the Minister, he did not see the letter. He then stated that he spoke to the Minister who denied the allegations; he approved of the Minister proceeding on administrative leave at the Minister’s request to facilitate an investigation into the matter; and the matter would be thoroughly investigated.
