–says reporter was simply expressing his vile thoughts

THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday issued a statement to the effect that it is unaware of being involved in any row with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), and that the cooperation between the GPF and the GRA remains steadfast and at a consistently high level.The GPF statement also expressed serious concern over the “wickedness” of an article carried in yesterday’s edition of the Kaieteur News, and opined that the Kaieteur News is putting out information that impacts negatively on the integrity of officers of the law enforcement agencies and the inter-agency relationship.
The GPF, moreover, said it strongly believes that the Kaieteur News reporter who penned the article simply embraced the opportunity to express his vile thoughts by hiding behind the frequently used term “police official” or “police source”, and in this instance “GRA official.”

The GPF said that in the Kaieteur News of Wednesday, July 23, 2014, under the caption “GRA mulls boosting up armory to confront armed criminals,” it is stated that the row between the GRA and the GPF went up another notch, with officials from both sides accusing each other of corruption, and that the police official allegedly contacted by the Kaieteur News was “a senior police official speaking on condition of anonymity,” while for the GRA it was “a GRA official.”

(Michel Outridge)