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The AFC condemns the latest assault on residents of Crabwood Creek which targeted one family and innocent passers-by who were besieged for two hours by audacious criminals.
Most disturbing and disappointing however was the non-response of the Guyana Police Force. One would have expected that after repeated high profile crimes in the Berbice area in which assault weapons were used and residents terrorized, that the security forces would have had a quick reaction response team to deal condignly with this type of brazen assault.
As if to compound its inefficiency and total incapacity, the police top-brass now seeks to give a link of drugs to the latest incident. Whether it was drugs, kidnapping or otherwise, it should not be allowed to happen. Unless there is direct proof of a drug involvement the police should desist from casting aspersions as a means to distracting from the reality. The people of the Corentyne appear like helpless victims waiting to be picked off one by one. Despite all the boasts from the new Minister of Home Affairs about stamping out crime and the showing of statistics designed to bamboozle Guyanese into thinking that crime is down, we witness on a daily basis, robberies involving millions of dollars, killings and shootings of an unprecedented nature.
The Alliance For Change holds the government solely responsible for failing to take on board useful suggestions for crime fighting and to seek partnerships with other national stake holders. It is time that the supporters of the PPP/C in particular, and the citizenry in general, let them know that enough is enough and that we the people do not have to wait another five years to decide the fate and future of Guyana. The AFC supports the actions of citizens in the Corentyne who have decided to fight back and to draw attention to their plight.
For more information contact
The Alliance For Change
56 Chalmers Place (Hadfield & Lime Streets)
Georgetown
Tel:225-0455
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