FORMER Commissioner- General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Khurshid Sattaur, has alleged that someone driving a Lexus SUV attempted to run him off the road Saturday afternoon.
He claimed that the incident happened a few yards west of the traffic light at the Ogle Railway Embankment Road, East Coast Demerara. Sattaur told the Guyana Chronicle he is of the view that the person who attempted this act is someone whose vehicle he ordered to be seized last year after it was discovered using a faked licence plate. This was while he was Commissioner- General of the tax agency.
He explained that the vehicle was initially brought in by remigrants, but they were not the owners.
However, he is of the belief that the vehicle is currently being driven by the owner who is not a remigrant.

When the vehicle was brought in last year, Sattaur noted that the legal officer at GRA, at that time, had advised him that no crime was committed under the remigrant scheme, nor that any crime was committed by having a false number plate.

Subsequent to the “traumatic experience,” Sattaur said he made a report at the Sparendaam Police Station and according to him, the matter is currently being investigated.

When contacted last evening for an update on the investigation, if there was indeed one, the officer on duty could not provide information given that no traffic rank was available at the time. The officer said that they had all been sent to Giftland Mall where an event was being held. (Ravin Singh)