I AM disgusted and disappointed with the unprofessional police work by members of the Guyana Police Force stationed at the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost on January 13, 2016, the day I was beaten in my head with a hammer and left to die. My assailants were never arrested or charged.For three months, I have gone around in circles in my quest for justice. I have written letters to the Police Commissioner, the Minister of National Security, the Commander of ‘A’ Division, Brickdam Police Station and to the Guyana Human Rights Association. Articles were published in the Guyana Chronicle and Stabroek News, yet I was denied justice.
What if I had succumbed to my injuries on that day? It is quite clear that my murder would have been relegated to the cold case files and my family sent packing out on the streets. What would have been the outcome of their murderous design in a society where people with money to throw around continue to undermine the rule of law? They can retain the big criminal lawyers and so do the crime and not serve the time.
It is an unjust system under which we exist at our own risk in Guyana. It is these errant actions that the police permit and entertain that undermine the very pillars of a democratic system and it is what gives way to lawlessness and corruption and other tendencies that are not in keeping with a democratic society. I conclude with a reminder to those in authority – justice delayed is justice denied.

Desmond Alli