Guyana Human Rights Association monitors development between the Home Affairs Minister and Assistant Commissioner Ramnarine.

Georgetown- The GHRA emphasised in a letter that in relation to legal and ethical policing standards, the responsibility of police management is to respect, promote and fulfil the rights contained in the Guyana Constitution. This is implemented by a series of specific responsibilities including: Police officials shall at all times fulfil the duty imposed on them by law to serve and protect the community, and its members against illegal acts; police officials shall not commit any acts of corruption themselves and should rigorously oppose such acts by others; police officials shall respect the human dignity of all citizens, and uphold the rights of everyone equally; police officials who refuse unlawful superior orders shall be granted immunity ; all police officials are to be subject to continuous and effective report and review procedures. Pronouncements were made publicly in the media concerning the allocation of $90 million to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) for last year’s elections between the Home Affairs Minister and c division commander David Ramnarine. The GHRA warned against the misinterpretation of what constitutes legal and ethical policing standards.