Dear Editor
THE People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) calls for the retraction of the malicious article — SOCU converted into PNC outfit to witch-hunt PPP officials — that was published in the Guyana Times newspaper and attributed to Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, leader of the opposition.

The article which was published on June 30, 2017, attributes to(the) opposition leader a statement that SOCU has now been converted into a People’s National Congress (PNC) outfit with its main objective to carry out witch-hunts. This statement attributed to Mr. Jagdeo is malicious, mendacious and highly inflammatory. The Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force was established in 2014 on the recommendation of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF). It is a police unit operating under the authority of the commissioner of police, but with a close relationship with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) established under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act, Chapter 10:11 of the Laws of Guyana.

The People’s National Congress Reform does not control, or in any way direct, the work of the Special Organised Crime Unit and rejects any suggestion or insinuation that the unit is a “PNC Outfit.”
The PNCR, therefore, calls on the publishers of the Guyana Times to refrain from such irresponsible journalistic practices and demands a retraction.

Regards
People’s National Congress Reform
Congress Place, Sophia