Dear Editor,
I READ with amusement the threat by Mr Anil Nandlall that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) would shake up the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) if it returns to power.
Mr Nandlall was the attorney general in the last PPP Government, and he was subsequently charged with taking government law books for his personal use.

The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) was set up to deal with white collar crimes. When the government changed, news swirled around about former government officials who had misappropriated government lands and other properties, and of some who had walked away with billions of dollars. Several prominent former officials were fingered and a few faced criminal charges.
It was a disappointment that these probes did not result in any of the PPP big wigs being convicted, but the public continues to be concerned, since some of these “fat cats’’ display their loot for all to see.

Mr Nandlall, a known wannabe PPP presidential candidate, is trying to find fault with SOCU, not with those who have been placed under scrutiny. By pointing fingers at his accuser, he hopes to prejudice the court that is hearing his law books theft case.

Regards
Rovin Singh