05/09/2026
𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄
𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐅𝐅 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐈𝐍
𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚 | 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
The Office of the Leader of the Opposition strongly condemns what it views as the continued and escalating 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐳𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝, 𝐌.𝐏., 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 (𝐖𝐈𝐍), 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞.
The events that began on September 3, 2026, and have continued for more than 38 hours represent an alarming exercise of police powers against the constitutional Opposition and demand immediate accountability.
At approximately 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎𝐡𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑, while the Leader of the Opposition was discharging his constitutional duties and responding to information received concerning alleged serious corruption surrounding a property in Leonora, immediately adjoining the President of Guyana’s private residence, and alleged connections involving the President and one of his attorneys, Mr. Mohamed was detained and taken to the Leonora Police Station.
During the events that followed, the Leader of the Opposition, WIN Members of Parliament 𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬, Regional Councillor 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧, and others were detained or arrested.
Mr. Mohamed was subsequently released, only to be 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟑:𝟎𝟎𝐡𝐫𝐬, 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞, in circumstances reportedly arising from his walking along the roadway. He was later released for a second time.
The spectacle of the constitutional Leader of the Opposition being arrested, released and then re-arrested within hours, while seeking to discharge his duties, raises the gravest concerns about the use of police authority against the political Opposition.
𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐘
𝐄𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬 were also arrested in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorised or suspected drone activity. While the Leader of the Opposition was subsequently released, 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞, 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟑𝟕 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫.
At approximately 𝟐𝟑:𝟎𝟎𝐡𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑, two members of the Opposition Leader’s staff were handcuffed, placed in the back of a police vehicle and driven away from Leonora. Their electronic devices were confiscated and, according to information received by this Office, they were not informed where they were being taken.
Their families, colleagues and legal representatives were consequently left attempting to establish their whereabouts.
Between approximately 𝟎𝟎:𝟑𝟎𝐡𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟎𝟐:𝟎𝟎𝐡𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟒, Police transported staff members, while still in custody, to their respective homes and conducted searches during the middle of the night. Their families were terrified by the late-night searches. The Office is informed that 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝.
The detainees were subsequently subjected to repeated transfers between police locations, including 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚, 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐡𝐫𝐢, 𝐃𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐥, 𝐓𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝-𝐞𝐧-𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐩.
At approximately 𝟎𝟐:𝟏𝟖𝐡𝐫𝐬, one staff member was booked at Den Amstel Police Station, while another was booked at Tuschen Police Station at approximately 𝟎𝟐:𝟑𝟐𝐡𝐫𝐬.
The repeated movement of detainees throughout the night and thereafter, coupled with the uncertainty experienced by their families as to their location and condition, is deeply disturbing.
𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝟑𝟖 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐔𝐏𝐒
As of today, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟓, Eugene Thorne, Mario Mohamed and Dwayne Ross have remained in police custody for more than 38 hours.
The Office has received troubling reports concerning the conditions in which they are being held and their deteriorating state of distress after prolonged detention and repeated transfers.
Their families are increasingly concerned about their physical and emotional wellbeing and report being 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥.
Even more seriously, the Office has been informed that the detainees have been 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥.
The constitutional protections afforded to persons in police custody are not privileges to be granted or withheld at the convenience of the State. Any obstruction of meaningful access to legal counsel raises grave constitutional and due-process concerns.
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐄
The investigation is said to concern alleged unauthorised drone activity in the vicinity of the President’s residence.
The position communicated to the Office is unequivocal: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐝.
More importantly, the Leader of the Opposition promptly requested that investigators examine the drone’s 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚.
That electronic information is capable of objectively establishing whether the drone was flown, when it was flown and its actual flight path.
The Leader of the Opposition’s attorney has formally recorded that Police ranks 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬, notwithstanding that such information could be directly relevant to establishing or disproving the allegations.
If the purpose of this investigation is genuinely to establish the truth, then potentially exculpatory technical evidence cannot simply be ignored while individuals remain behind bars.
The Guyana Police Force must explain why this objective evidence has not been examined and preserved.
𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐘
Police have also continued to retain property belonging to or in the lawful possession of the Leader of the Opposition.
His attorney has formally demanded the return of 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 being retained by Police.
Of particular constitutional concern is the continued retention of the Leader of the Opposition’s cellular devices, which contain sensitive and confidential information associated with the discharge of his duties, including information reportedly supplied to him concerning allegations of corruption and wrongdoing.
Other Members of Parliament whose devices were taken have had their phones returned, while the cellular devices of the Leader of the Opposition continue to be retained.
The Police must account for the legal and evidential basis upon which these devices and other property continue to be held.
𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐁𝐄 𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐃
These events cannot be viewed in isolation.
Within a matter of hours, the 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝, 𝐫𝐞-𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧; 𝐖𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝; 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝; 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝; 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠; 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟑𝟖 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟓, 𝟏𝟑:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
At the same time, the Office is informed that objective drone flight data capable of assisting investigators in establishing the truth has not been examined.
Taken together, the Office considers these circumstances to constitute an increasingly disturbing pattern of 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
The Guyana Police Force is an institution of the State and must serve 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞, irrespective of political affiliation. Police powers must never become instruments through which a government intimidates its political opponents, their employees or their families.
𝐎𝐋𝐎 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
The Office of the Leader of the Opposition therefore demands that the Guyana Police Force immediately:
1. 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬;
2. 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥;
3. 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞’𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠;
4. 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬;
5. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬;
6. 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚;
7. 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲; 𝐚𝐧𝐝
8. 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
The Office further calls upon the 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚 to state unequivocally whether any political office-holder, government official or other person outside of the Guyana Police Force gave, requested or communicated instructions concerning these arrests, searches, seizures, transfers or continued detentions.
𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞. 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞. 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
The Office of the Leader of the Opposition will continue to document these events and pursue all appropriate legal, constitutional and institutional avenues to safeguard the rights of the Leader of the Opposition, his staff and all persons affected.
𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬.
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U.S. Embassy Guyana UK in Guyana - British High Commission, Georgetown High Commission of Canada to Guyana and Suriname Delegation of the European Union in Guyana Mia Amor Mottley Kamla Persad Bissessar CARICOM: Caribbean Community United Nations Guyana Transparency International Amnesty International
