THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) wishes to respond to an article published in the Kaieteur News of Friday August 3, 2012, under the caption “Linden protestors’ shooters identified – Crime Chief”. In the article remarks are attributed to Deputy Commissioner “Law Enforcement” Mr. Seelall Persaud, DSM, who is alleged to have told Kaieteur News reporter Michael Jordan that “The policemen who shot and killed three Linden protestors have been identified”.
The Deputy Commissioner “Law Enforcement” vehemently denies that he ever made such a statement to Michael Jordan.
The Deputy Commissioner has indicated that he had spoken to Michael Jordan  on Thursday August 2, 2012,  telling him that the fragments recovered from the bodies of the three protestors were identified as shotgun pellets and that the police ranks who were on duty at Linden during the demonstration had submitted statements to facilitate the police investigation.
Deputy Commissioner Mr. Seelall Persaud also categorically denied ever telling the Kaieteur News reporter that police ranks had shot and killed the protestors or that anyone else had shot and killed them.