Leader of the Opposition statement on arrest of Hon. Annette Ferguson on spurious grounds - clear case of political persecution
I strongly condemn the actions of the Guyana Police Force in arresting APNU+AFC Coalition Opposition Member of Parliament Hon. Annette Ferguson today on spurious grounds of breaching the cybercrime act.
The PPP regime’s persecution of the political Opposition continues with wanton disregard for the law, the constitution and the rights of citizens. The Guyana Police Force has been fully weaponized against the Opposition.
We appeal to all right thinking Guyanese, local and international human rights bodies, civil society and all other democracy-loving entities to condemn these dictatorial and authoritarian acts of political persecution being meted out by the PPP to Opposition Members of Parliament.
The PPP is pushing this nation to the brink of civil unrest with its persistent and unceasing attacks on the political Opposition.
We have previously warned of this and the PPP has paid no heed to such warnings but instead is intensifying its vulgar and grotesque campaign of political persecution against the political Opposition.
When the people of Guyana react, as they will inevitably do, the PPP will have to bear the full burden of responsibility for whatever ensues.
We demand the withdrawal of these spurious, baseless and politically motivated charges.