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Sep 10, 2011 News
Presidential Candidate of A Partnership for National Unity, (A.P.N.U), Brigadier (ret) David Granger has demanded an independent investigation into allegations against Cabinet Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy and former Ministers, Mr. Ronald Gajraj and Ms. Gail Teixeira.
He also called for a serious inquiry into the death of assassinated Minister, Mr. Satyadeow Sawh.
Mr. Granger referred to information contained in cables sent to the United States Department of State in Washington from its Embassy in Georgetown. WikiLeaks reports indicated that PPP/C Ministers were closely connected to known narco-traffickers.
They, in turn had links to members of the “Phantom Squad” which was responsible for several killings during the Troubles in 2002-2008, APNU stated.
It said that the Embassy cables suggested that Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy may have had close links to the convicted criminal Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan.
Khan and his network established a strange relationship with the State and set out to eliminate the Georgetown Prison escapees of the February 2002 jailbreak. The ‘phantom squad’ – formed from former members of the Guyana Police Force and other criminals – was held responsible for the killings.
Members of Roger Khan’s gang were cited as possible suspects in the murder of Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Satyadeow Sawh, who also had responsibility for Forestry, and was assassinated in April 2006. Mr. Sawh’s intervention in the granting of a forestry concession to Khan was seen as a possible motive for his execution.
The WikiLeaks cable stated that US Charge d’Affaires, Ms. Karen Williams wrote to Washington suggesting that Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy had once been proposed by Roger Khan a mediator between him and the US Government.
Mr. Granger called for an investigation into the claim that Dr. Ramsammy signed an official ‘Government of Guyana’ letter authorising the purchase of electronic cellular intercept ‘eavesdropping’ equipment.
Ms. Williams derided the Guyana Government’s defence that it “could not have authorized the purchase because the equipment fell under strict US export controls.” Ms. Williams in a cable entitled `Blaze at Ministry of Health is out, but new allegations keep fires burning’, said that links between Khan – who she said was suspected of masterminding more than 200 murders in Guyana – and Dr. Ramsammy are ‘strong’.
Mr. Granger stated in his release that under an A.P.N.U administration, every effort would be made to fully investigate the misbehaviour of certain Ministers.
Those who broke the law would be brought to justice, he said.
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