Georgetown: The Guyana Police Force announced that the Blacklist over the last ten years contained a total of one hundred and thirty-nine (139) and not 200 as was mentioned under an article in another section of the media titled “That infamous blacklist is nothing new to the Guyanese people”.
In address what it termed “misinformation” contained in the letter of Former Attorney General Mr. Anil Nandalall the force in a statement noted that “the Police Blacklist over the last ten years contained a total of one hundred and thirty-nine (139) persons with eleven (11) from 2008, eleven (11) from 2009, fifteen (15) from 2010, five (5) from 2011, eighteen (18) from 2012, twenty-three (23) from 2013, eleven (11) from 2014, twelve (12) from 2015, sixteen (16) from 2016 and seventeen (17) for 2017. The allegation that 200 persons were blacklisted by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) is a fabrication.”
The force noted that this list predates the Special Organised Unit (SOCU) and the number of names on the list includes those from the entire Guyana Police Force, as well as other law enforcement agencies in Guyana.
Records checked at the Office of the Commissioner of Police revealed that while the Force was represented by the Attorney General in matters of litigations brought by persons placed on the Blacklist, no record of any opinion or instruction from the Attorney General to the Police was found.
Additionally, the current Commissioner would have served as Crime Chief, who maintains the Blacklist, since 2007 until his appointment as Commissioner in 2014. He is unaware of any opinion or instruction from the Attorney General regarding the Blacklist.
Finally, the Force wishes the public to be informed, that the information requested by the Commissioner of Information regarding the persons on the Blacklist, has been dispatched.
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