Columnist and political activist, Freddie Kissoon who had faeces thrown in his face in 2010, has been contacted by the police after affiliates of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Shawn Hinds, Jason Abdulla and Okene Fraser reportedly confessed to committing the act.Kissoon confirmed to the Guyana Chronicle that he was contacted by the police pertaining to the incident as he was questioned whether he had given a statement to the police before.On May 24,

2010, Kissoon had just emerged from Nigel’s Supermarket on Robb Street, Georgetown around 19:00 hours and had already entered his vehicle when a man walked up to him and threw the faecal substance in his face. Kissoon managed to drive behind the perpetrator, who ran north along Light Street then west into North Road before jumping into a waiting white AT 192 Toyota Carina motorcar and escaped.
A soiled Kissoon tried to intercept the car but backed off to avoid a collision. Meanwhile, police sources revealed that PPP/C Press and Publicity Officer Kwame McCoy has been identified as the alleged mastermind behind the attack on Kissoon. Hinds had provided security services to a number of PPP personalities, while Abdulla also worked at the then Office of the President and is now a functionary at the PPP’s Freedom Radio housed at the party’s headquarters on Robb Street, Georgetown. The men are expected to be placed before the court today.