Georgetown : The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) in a statement this morning says the pressure being exerted on the Director of Public Prosecution’s (DPP’s) Chambers, to advise in favour of bringing charges against members of the Party.
The Party further notes efforts by the Granger Administration to persecute PPP members using the Police and the Courts to do so.
The Party wishes to remind of statements made by Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge, who was quoted in sections of the media as saying, “I think there is a lot of pressure on the relevant ministers to ensure that people are prosecuted.”
Greenidge’s statement is not the only one which is centrally directed to exert pressures on the DPP’s Chambers, the police and ultimately the courts.
Minister of State Joseph Harmon was purported to have publicly declared that “we are going after the big fishes.”
Clearly, the aim is to achieve a goal that is consistent with a political-motivated agenda of the Granger Administration.
The PPP, therefore, urges the DPP’s Chambers, the Guyana Police Force and the Judiciary, to act independently of any political interference.
Moreover, the PPP registers its concern over the increasing attempts by Granger and his cohorts to give orders and directives to constitutional office holders, which by its very nature, constitutes a serious threat to our democracy and the erosion of the doctrine of separation of powers.
