Whattax bhim. You are the lawyer and Chami just schooled you on relevance. Nowhere in that newspaper story does anyone mention that the alleged perpetrator is PPP although given the heavy handed nature of the current PPP, one can infer that it is. Secondly, she has every right to recount a terrible incident in her life. Your responsible was to be a gentleman. Turns out too much to ask. 

How interesting that you feel those are appropriate sentiments for the gravity of this issue.

I have never been a "gentleman" about excusing rape or deflecting it. I hope I never learn to tolerate the intolerable.

Not too many posters on this thread comment on the actual rape. Most just went past it to their more salacious cravings. The politics of one verses the other.

It is your life bai. Live it how you want to.

Old Lady,

Lots of things boost my ego. All of them I can do without.

In neither category will you ever find correcting a dunce old coolie woman waving her PPP flag in a rape thread. More frustrating than anything else.

It's a rape. Can't we just talk about this woman's rape and why her rapist is still free and uncharged? Is that too much to expect?

Is what kinda long yard rass fight goin here man? That girl was raped by a Big wig's son, let's now find who the perp is and quit the fighting among ourselves. For Allah's sake.

No, we have to figure out all dem rapes under the PNC first and fix the hole in chameli muddah head before we can get around to this one. Give us about 30 or 40 years moh.

We still wukkin pon shyte that occurred circa 1970.

Mars, does that mean that KN and other newspapers/media not supported/affiliated with the PPP are currently rendered impotent.?

Precisely Cainsta. In my opinion, if the person is no named, he can potentially do it again. According to the article, he has done it on other occasions. But alas, the PPP are too vindictive that no one wants to name the perpetrator.

Pansy?  Hahahahaha

They are not completely impotent but they have to be very careful how they tread for fear of the repercussions.

Can you tell me why the Chronicle and the Guyana Times and other media outlets affiliated with the government, have not named the alleged rapist? To take it one step further, why hasn't any media outlet in Guyana named the alleged rapist?

Kaieteur News is not alone in this regard so to single them out as though they are being vindictive is just being silly.

This man is not charged formally with anything yet. Until such time, any publication that publishes his name in connection with this woman and her story is technically in libel territory. As he is not likely to ever be actually charged at all in this matter, any semi intelligent newspaper with a lagu bagu lawyer would not publish his name at all because they would then have to prove in a libel suit that he did indeed commit this rape. Try doing that absent a criminal charge. So the defense of truth would be unavailing. That's usually the routine defense of newspapers who publish these things that lead to slander/libel suits.

So it's kind of a catch 22. No victim cooperation, means no rape charge. No rape charge means no rape occurred as far as the law is concerned and no rape charge means to publish it is libelous. It's a circle of vice.

Nonsense!,  A report was made to the police. The victims name can be withheld, but newspaper can publish allegations...happens all the time. Freddie is famous for that.

shame on you for trying so feebly

Has the police released the name? Why hasn't any media outlet published the name?

Furthermore, tell me the name and I will publish it.

Spineless wusses!

You're probably right. I'm just basing this on a very very limited knowledge of Guyanese libel law. It's just the practice of what I've seen before.

I graciously yield to those with greater insight than I if I am wrong.

Pansy,

So far, I've seen two different names being mentioned in regards to this alleged crime. I'd give it to you if I knew which one is the correct one

but you needed two paragrsphs to mention your speculation

I am guessing that the Chronicle hasn't released the name because it is a PPP official. Secondly I didn't single out KN. They came up in my question since the releases on this thread are from them. I am more concerned with this creep not harming another person. I would be lying if I tell you that the politics in Guyana has any effect on me.  

What do you think law is?

Thanks for the clarification. Makes sense.

Then why haven't any of the other ten non government media outlets named the perp? There are obviously libel issues involved which are preventing the media from naming the alleged rapist. It's not a coincidence that no media outlet, government or opposition friendly, has not outed him as yet.

Point taken. Unfortunately for those who can still fall victim to this person.

Chapter 6 of the Laws of Guyana

Section 13 of the Defamation Act entitled "Newspaper reports of judicial proceedings privileged"

"A fair and accurate report in any newspaper of proceedings publicly heard before any court exercising judicial authority shall, if published contemporaneously with such proceedings, be privileged"

This is a very very limited privilege for newspapers in Guyana. I don't see how it covers publishing the contents of a police report which may or may not even be a "report" based of how much the Police Force has butchered this case already on behalf of the rapist.

Aside from Privilege, a newspaper would have to rely on "justification" which means proving this cretin is indeed a rapist and did rape this girl in open court according to procedure and rules of evidence.

I'm no expert here but it seems clear that the law is heavily favored towards muzzling the newspapers.

When that little lying punk Johnny Dingleberry accused Trotman Trotty's name was in the papers and on this BB for months. Was Trotty ever charged NOOOOOOO.

To my recollection, Johnny Welshman was sued in a civil action for defamation by Trotman and Trotman further obtained an injunction preventing him from repeating those statements during the pendency of the matter.

If and when Trotman prevails at trial or settlement, I expect Welshman and various media to owe him some good amounts.

As defamation is a civil matter, the State is not prosecuting the matter and there are no criminal sanctions to be applied. This is a matter between two private parties. Confinement only becomes an issue if the Court deems that a party has failed to abide by it's decrees, preliminary, intermediate, and final.

Libel issues my ass

its sheer fear !

if A makes a police report, a copy of the report can be obtained.

If A makes an allegation accompanied by a police report to the press, naming B as the perp, and it is so worded as an allegation, there is no defamation especially if B is guilty. 

As I said Freddie does this shit all the time.

the PPP drives fear into to a nation of wusses!

i seee u feeling nice nice now bai?

PPP mekkin u feel like a rale man after all dem emasculated years when Burnham brought out the antiman in yuh

Haha, I had a PNC card and the perks with it.

There is no chance in hell that a Guyanese rapist can file for libel based on a rape case mentioned on a Canadian forum. You guys seem to forget that this forum is hosted on a US or Canadian server. It is not subject to any laws in Guyana. Even a threat by a Guyanese official made on this forum would constitute interference with Canadian law, and that official could be arrested the moment he or she sets foot on Canadian soil.

I said give me the name and I will publish. Guyanese are wusses...big talk and full of fear

I want to know the name as well. Yugi must know. Where is he?

I think he goes by call name big son

has to be related to the ruling party...if was AFc or PNC, you will know the name the first day

with admin's permission, i will post the name

We live in a democracy so publish or be damned.

Ever thought that by revealing the name of the perpetrator, the identity of the minor might be compromised? I am not defending the perpetrator here. He should be in jail without bail.

bai, GNI is not a democracy . . . more like PPP Guyana than we like to admit