Dear Editor,

MORE about escaping the heavy hand of justice. These are exciting times and interesting too, for what is now being fully revealed, following the motion of a no- confidence brought against the government.

Beginning with the PPP/C, it constituted their most desperate effort to remove the coalition A Partnership for Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) government from office. And this must be seen against the background of the many court cases involving many of its former top brass and party supporters. It was imperative that a way be found to thwart the possible convictions of this criminal lot.
For the political opposition would have reasoned that the removal of the coalition government would lead to very early elections, and its possible defeat. Thus, given what have been their baseless shouts of “witch hunting”, which means not accepting both the auditors’ numerous reports with their findings, subsequent police investigations, coupled with legal advice that mandated court action, it is quite plain what a PPP/C government would do – order the discontinuation of all the matters that both SOCU and SARA have initiated, with some already sent to court, and others being ready for similar action.

In the instance of the Pradoville Two matter, those of its party members, obviously on the basis of legal advice, are reported to be settling their individual matters with the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA). This is evidence that indeed they had committed offences, and therefore had a case to answer.

Of course, there are reported plans to prosecute the entire Cabinet with regard to the wider Pradoville Two matter, in terms of the collective being held responsible for decisions surrounding execution of the project.

Most importantly, is the fact that two of the PPP/C’s front runners for the latter party’s presidential nomination, are before the courts on criminal charges. A court conviction for either of them, would, in accordance with the constitution, render both ineligible.

And one must add the oil factor that is driving the entire leadership cabal of the PPP/C, and some known public figures, loony. Guyana has never seen such desperation in its entire modern political history.
Editor, just think about the blow to social morality and the grievous injuries that it would inflict on the national psyche should such a scenario, as envisaged by the PPP/C, occur.  For the latter, it would represent thwarting the course of justice for those of its former government who pillaged the nation’s assets; but for the citizens, especially the young, it would accrue to sending contradictory messages about those who commit serious acts against the State. The no-confidence vote was more about the PPP/C desperately seeking to escape the heavy hand of justice, rather than about the government’s performance since coming to office.

Regards,
Dillon Goring