The United States (US) Embassy in Georgetown on Monday condemned a motion passed in the National Assembly last week, which recognised the contributions and  sympathises with the wife and children of the late Abdul Kadir, a convicted terrorist.

The embassy in a statement , described the resolution as” insensitive and thoughtless act, which demonstrates the National Assembly’s disregard for the gravity of Kadir’s actions.”

The embassy said that U.S. Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch rated Guyana as “a model to the world on religious tolerance and understanding” at an International Peace Conference recently.

However, it said that the resolution of April 26 draws into question that reputation. “It also comes on the heels of Guyana’s historic cooperation with the United States on the extradition of an alleged murderer,” and according to the embassy,Members of Parliament have placed the resolution in direct contradiction to the efforts of security cooperation between our two countries.

“With this resolution, honoring a convicted terrorist, members of Guyana’s National Assembly have left a stain on their legacy as representatives of the Guyanese people and on their commitment to the rule of law,” the embassy said.

The motion, in its resolve clauses, recognised a specific period of Kadir’s life. The motion read: “Be it resolved, that this National Assembly records its deep regret on the death of Mr. Abdul Kadir, on June 28, 2018, and pays tribute to his dedicated service to the Parliament of Guyana as a Member of Parliament where he served in the Eighth Parliament, from April 17, 2001 to May 2, 2006, and to the people of Guyana.”

Kadir was sentenced to life in prison in the United States after being found guilty of plotting a 2007 terrorist attack at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

He died in a US prison while serving a life sentence for plotting to blow up the JFK Airport.