By Antonio Dey
President Irfaan Ali yesterday voiced confidence that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will rule in Guyana’s favour in relation to emergency measures it is seeking against Venezuela’s controversial December 3rd referendum on Essequibo which he said was akin to the crumbling of the law.
The President spoke during a press conference at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre amid concerns that unease had overtaken swathes of the country over the impending referendum and that the government had not been proactive in offering assurances.
The President said that Venezuela like any sovereign state has the right to consult its people on matters of national importance but that the referendum questions were beyond the pale.
“But what Venezuela has planned for December the 3rd is no ordinary consultation. What Venezuela seeks by way of this so-called referendum is a licence to not only break the law, but to crumble it to bits. A licence to violate and destroy Guyana’s fundamental right as a sovereign state”, he said.
