Dear Editor,
PETER Ramcharran, former Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) accountant who was deported by Canada to Guyana on Wednesday, should be of particular notice to policy- makers who are serious about bringing the PPP to account for its pillage and rape of Guyana’s resources.   It should also send a warning to those in the PPP who are harbouring dreams about ever returning to power, that Western nations now have evidence and leads to financial crimes committed by them and they might no longer be as safe as they once were.

Mr Editor, it should be noted that Ramcharran’s (he fled to Canada in 2015 shortly after the PPP lost power) deportation only happened after he and his battery of Canadian lawyers had robustly exhausted every possible and available Appeal and Stay in Canada against his return to Guyana to face charges.

When the charges in the court were read yesterday, onlookers in the gallery gasped in shock and astonishment when the sums of money involved were read out in the charges.   Details of the charges against Ramcharran included alleged involvement and being a co-conspirator in a fraud involving the GRDB managing the Venezuelan Petro Caribe Rice Deal worth close to a billion U.S. dollars.  The sums involved could have built schools, hospitals and airstrips in the hinterland areas, bought buses and boats,and set up schemes to support sugar workers amongst many other development projects.It represented significant sums stolen from the people of Guyana by a slimy PPP cabal, who wants to rule Guyana again and are desperate to do so by any means necessary.

Decision-makers should also carefully note, that the investigations into Ramcharran and the subsequent successful deportation request for him were led by recently resigned SOCU lead investigator, Ms Sheronie James.  Ms James’ sudden resignation from SOCU has surprised many and serious questions are still being asked about the impact of her departure on SOCU’s effectiveness and the outcomes of the many other serious fraud investigations she was leading. Anti-fraud campaigners should carefully note the coded statement she released shortly after her resignation,in which she cited the emergence of worrying, sinister developments at SOCU under the watch of Sam Sittlington and cited concerns about her safety. The public now firmly understands where Sittlington’s interests resided.  It’s no coincidence that those who stood to benefit the most from Ms James’ departure from SOCU attempted to vociferously besmirch her character when they knew fully well her academic qualifications were intact and there is evidence of this – unlike a presidential candidate somewhere.  There is now good reason to regard with suspicion the motives of anyone besmirching the lady’s reputation and integrity.

However, her departure notwithstanding, the works of the lady’s hand are impressive and nationally commendable, given the detailed level of evidence required was considered by the Canadian judicial authorities to be sufficiently expert and of a compelling nature to warrant Ramcharran’s deportation to face charges in the local courts.

This is the first time that SOCU’s action has successfully led to a deportation from any ABC country.  Guyana is rarely successful at getting extraditions from ABC countries. The former GPL executive who left the country and still has not paid back the $30 million is a case in point. Compiling the evidence to get successful extraditions takes skill, tenacity and expert knowledge — skills that are not in abundance in the Guyana Police Force.
Everything ought to be done to prevent shenanigans that could lead to Peter Ramcharran walking free.

Guyana cannot allow the cabal that has taken control of the PPP to escape this.The Western world is also watching.
Regards
Tim Grant
Solicitor
London, UK