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Mar 27, 2014 Letters
DEAR EDITOR,
After being a victim of police harassment, I am now faced with the after effects of exposing such behaviour. The Police are well known to strike back with a method that has been employed and practiced and known as victimization.
Victimization has long been adopted by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and exercised against those that seek to highlight bad experiences with the police.
Numerous citizens suffer from this atrocious act daily while those in authority seem unconcerned and condone this kind of behaviour. Also, citizens find it difficult to rely on those offices that are responsible to protect them, and are left to endure this distasteful practice.
Action must be leveled against this type of behaviour by our officers in the GPF who vehemently abuse their authority for their own satisfaction and vindictiveness. Citizens have become vulnerable to victimization since we are trapped under an abused system.
Citizens are likely to be subjected to repeated victimization if this is not treated as a crime and dealt with accordingly. Unless our system has the means and provision to ensure this act is eradicated, citizens will remain fearful of their own safety from those who took the oath to protect and serve.
Consistently, there has always been a low level of public satisfaction with the police. With continuous harassment and victimization emanating from the force, citizens will continue to hold a bad perception of the Force, unless steps are taken in the direction to correct same.
No doubt there are many genuinely suitable and good officers in the GPF, but there are also some square pegs in round holes.
Only recently I have fallen victim to harassment and victimization by the police and it’s my hope that those in authority will recognize the plight we suffer as citizens and take steps to correct same, lest the citizens of this land lose all confidence in the GPF.
M. Azimullah
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