PLEASE permit me to support Mr. Leon Jameson Suseran letter captioned:” Has anyone been successful in prosecuting noise makers”, which was published in the Kaieteur Newspaper of “Tuesday April 14, 2009 which contains fair and responsible statements, and conveys a correct impression of the Guyana Police Force.

Poor training, severely limits the effectiveness of the Guyana Police Force. Public confidence in and cooperation with the police has remained low. There were reports of corruption in the force. After the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) receives and investigates a complaint, it sends a report and relevant statements to the Chairman and a two-person panel for review. By law the Police Commissioner must comply with the PCA’s recommendation on complaints. According to the chairman, long delays in getting reports from the Commissioner of Police significantly hampered the complaints process.

Although the law prohibits noise nuisance, no one has ever been prosecuted by the police. Pressure on the Guyana Police Force,to deliver results contributed to an upsurge in police misconduct. Police seldom were prosecuted for not taking action when members of the public file complaints against them.

On the other hand, the government although numerically strong, has been unable to maintain order within the police force. Such a structure where a minority holds power can only be explained in terms of the evolution of the country’s history.
MOHAMED KHAN