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Mar 08, 2009 Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon
It is always wise for media persons to share the details of their investigations with their colleagues so that more than one person would know about the contents of the journalistic findings. I have done that in this instance.
I was in Kaieteur News when I happened to see a news item on Capitol News. It was about the judge in the Roger Khan narcotics trial complaining that one of Khan’s relatives stepped into the court room with a pungent aroma that was making her and other court officials uncomfortable. This newscast found that item useful to broadcast.
A Canadian immigration judge granted refugee status in January to a 15-year-old girl whose life was in danger in Guyana if she had remained because the three rapists are wealthy persons with immense connection to the Guyanese world of political elitism. Not even one media house sought to get to the bottom of this story. Not even one media house tried to secure the transcript of the hearing.
The Refugee Board sent down an investigator to Guyana. Based on what he found, the evidence was clear that the 15-year-old girl could have lost her life not only because of who raped her but the political figure she saw driving into the compound of the business place while she was being escorted out.
This is the second time this political prince was found on this premises. The first time was when law enforcement agencies visited the place three years ago. This is a story of immense tragedy.
Yesterday morning, I saw four female city constables bully two pave vendors for items they wanted. They just picked up the stuff and walked away. I immediately called my friend Dale Andrews of this paper for the number of the head of the City Constabulary. I got it and went into the City Hall to inform them what I saw.
I was impressed with the professionalism of the top cops in the City Constabulary. The four “rogue” constables were immediately summoned and the items returned
While leaving the compound, I met Mayor Hamilton Green. He took my cell number and he stared at me with anger gushing from his eyes like lava from an erupted volcano. He said’ “Freddie, nowhere in this world would this government get away with what it is doing.”
He was trying to be diplomatic. He wanted to tell me that I was part of a large opposition movement that helped to weaken the rule of his government when he and Mr. Burnham ran Guyana but look at Guyana today.
I had no regrets in my eyes. I have criticised Green and Burnham and I am now doing the same with Mr. Jagdeo. My conscience is clear. While talking with Mr. Green I remembered that I had just seen the judgement of the Canadian immigration judge about the rape of this 15-year-old girl.
Coming from a poor background from the West Coast and bearing the last name of a PNC leader that is well known throughout Guyana, the Caribbean and the Guyana Diaspora (he better check to see if they are related) she entered this sprawling business compound on the East Bank to attend an interview for a job.
Being a stunningly beautiful woman, she caused the rich men with political connection to lose their mental balance and Sigmund’s Freud’s Pleasure Principle ran amok. She was raped by three men and given twenty thousand Guyana dollars to shut her mouth.
Her life was in danger not only because of the political connection and wealth of the three men who raped her but the man she saw driving into the business place after she was being escorted out.
Her mother panicked when she heard who the rapists were. It was time to hide. What I didn’t know until last week was that a friend of mine, afraid that this girl would be killed, got her a Canadian visa and arranged for her to apply for refugee status.
When I asked him why he didn’t come to the press or inform the entire opposition movement in Guyana, he told me the mother was afraid for her life too. I could understand the mother’s feeling. This is a single mother that is dirt poor. Her murder would go unnoticed. She did the best thing to ask the helper to remain silent.
Read the girl’s testimony. Read the judge’s decision. This country is a tragic land. I hope Mrs. Jagan forgets our differences and let me speak to her about this case. This girl deserves justice. This poor, helpless girl should have her day in court.
I am begging Mrs. Jagan to listen to me!
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