I WOULD like to thank Mr. Anand Goolsarran for acknowledging my letter dated September 6th in Monday’s Accountability Watch column titled “the Remigrant’s Scheme and its shortcoming.”

However I am rather disappointed that while he acknowledged my letter, he failed to respond to it.

In typical fashion, Mr. Goolsarran avoided answering the issues noted in my letter, and instead, provided a history and overview of the Remigrant Scheme.

Mr. Goolsarran, long before you were the head of TIGI, you claimed to be an advocate of transparency and accountability, as you still claim to be. This is further evident as your Accountability Watch column remains a fixture of the Monday editions of Stabroek News even after you have demitted the Transparency International Guyana Institute (TIGI) presidency.

Therefore, rather than appear to respond to my comments, why don’t you respond directly to the issue: Condemn the actions of Mr. Glenn Lall and his wife for their corrupt behaviour.

The remigrants’ son, whose parent’s vehicles are the subject to the scandal, is a known close associate of Mr. Lall. This lad was once fired from the GRA and even though it appears he was given a second chance to redeem himself, he has once again failed to prove himself capable of redemption.

Similarly, Mr. Goolsarran, you have an opportunity to demonstrate to the Guyana public that you are impartial where corruption is involved. It appears cowardly and hypocritical to remain silent on this issue while you condemn Government, as you often do without proof or fact.

Mr. Lall not only exploited a system intended to develop Guyana, but his gross disrespect for the people of Guyana is equally repulsive.

It is no secret to those of us who live or frequent the Georgetown area that Mr. and Mrs. Lall have been driving the vehicles in question in full view of the public and with clear disregard for the law they have broken.

Though Mr. Lall may be your friend, you have a moral and ethical duty to be fair in your condemnation of corruption.

RICHARD PAUL