Dr Randy Persaud lied to NY police, arrested during protest

May 01, 2011 News

New York -New York police on Friday arrested Dr. Randy Persaud during a protest outside of Club Tobago where President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, and People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Presidential nominee, Donald Ramotar, were scheduled to hold talks with supporters.
Persaud is the key figure linked to the Office of the President in Guyana and is said to be involved in Government’s propaganda work.

Protestors on Friday in front of Club Tobago where President Bharrat Jagdeo and Donald Ramotar, PPP/C's Presidential Candidate, were scheduled to speak.

Media reports said that Persaud initially told police that his name is Baron Randolph but he was later identified.
The protest was said to be comprising of persons sympathetic to opposition parties Alliance for Change (AFC) and People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) who made calls for a change in Guyana. There were a number of placards in evidence.
Media reports also said that action was organised by AFC members and led by the PNCR Organising Secretary Brooklyn Chapter, Jennifer Ferreira-Dougall.
There was a police presence and the protestors were behind barriers.
According to sources at the scene, Dr Persaud requested an interview with the protestors. When asked to identify the organization he represented, he reportedly refused to present proper identification and started to mock the gathering.
Invitees said that the protestors were no more than 30 persons with about 20 of them being AFC supporters.
The meeting between Jagdeo and Ramotar and the community organizations representing Guyanese in the area was organised by the Association of Concerned Guyanese (ACG) – USA, among other groups.
Just recently the ACG – New York Chapter of the PPP had issued a statement endorsing the selection of Donald Ramotar as the presidential candidate of the party for the 2011 regional and general elections.
The meeting went ahead without major incident with both the President and Ramotar spoke of the plans for Guyana and criticised Presidential Candidates of AFC and PNCR, Khemraj Ramjattan and David Granger.
The two independent newspapers, Kaieteur News and Stabroek News, also reportedly came under attack from the President and Ramotar.
More than 200 persons attended the meeting, it was reported.