APNU supporters break up Victoria meeting, douse PPP supporter with kerosene- PPP
The incumbent Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) late Wednesday night accused supporters of the opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) of breaking up a public meeting, beating five persons and attempting to set one on fire.
In a statement, the party said the incident occurred at the Victoria Gas Station Road, East Coast Demerara in front of the Victoria Primary School.
The PPPC said at least 150 persons gathered at the venue of the meeting, armed with APNU posters and placards and hurled derogatory and racist remarks.
Police there, according to the party, were forced to intervene to prevent the group from storming the podium and getting their hands on PPPC speakers Joseph Hamilton and Anil Nandlall.
According to the party, after Hamilton and Nandlall were disturbed from making proper presentations over the microphone due to the loud chants of “Granger” and “PNC” and they eventually stopped speaking prematurely.
“On several occasions, while Mr Nandlall was speaking the crowd attempted to grab the podium but the police had to physically intervene to create a human barricade between the crowd and Mr Nandlall,” the PPP said in its statement.
All this time, they were chanting and shouting and cursing, proclaiming their support for APNU, Granger and PNC,” said the party.
AsHamilton left the meeting, missiles were thrown at him and at his vehicle and as Nandlall was delivering his address, the PPP said the crowd continued with its disorderly and ruckus conduct, on many occasions throwing their placards and posters at him while he was speaking.
The PPP charged that a member of the crowd set on fire a PPP poster and waved it in front of Mr Nandlall as he was speaking. A glass coke bottle was also pelted and it hit the podium.
When he finished speaking, police and PPP supporters escorted him to the Public Road and he left for another speaking engagement at another public meeting.
After Nandlall left, the party said five PPP supporters and activists were beaten and assaulted and one activist was allegedly doused with kerosene oil and the crowd attempted to set him afire.
The PPP further alleged that at the same time, another PPP activist was pelted with a bottle that hit him in the face and a man armed with a baseball bat then charged another PPP activist who had a licensed firearm.
The man discharged two rounds in the air, causing the crowd to back off. The police, the party said, intervened and took the PPP supporters and activists to the Cove and John Police Station.
The incumbent Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) late Wednesday night accused supporters of the opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) of breaking up a public meeting, beating five persons and attempting to set one on fire.
In a statement, the party said the incident occurred at the Victoria Gas Station Road, East Coast Demerara in front of the Victoria Primary School.
The PPPC said at least 150 persons gathered at the venue of the meeting, armed with APNU posters and placards and hurled derogatory and racist remarks.
Police there, according to the party, were forced to intervene to prevent the group from storming the podium and getting their hands on PPPC speakers Joseph Hamilton and Anil Nandlall.
According to the party, after Hamilton and Nandlall were disturbed from making proper presentations over the microphone due to the loud chants of “Granger” and “PNC” and they eventually stopped speaking prematurely.
“On several occasions, while Mr Nandlall was speaking the crowd attempted to grab the podium but the police had to physically intervene to create a human barricade between the crowd and Mr Nandlall,” the PPP said in its statement.
All this time, they were chanting and shouting and cursing, proclaiming their support for APNU, Granger and PNC,” said the party.
AsHamilton left the meeting, missiles were thrown at him and at his vehicle and as Nandlall was delivering his address, the PPP said the crowd continued with its disorderly and ruckus conduct, on many occasions throwing their placards and posters at him while he was speaking.
The PPP charged that a member of the crowd set on fire a PPP poster and waved it in front of Mr Nandlall as he was speaking. A glass coke bottle was also pelted and it hit the podium.
When he finished speaking, police and PPP supporters escorted him to the Public Road and he left for another speaking engagement at another public meeting.
After Nandlall left, the party said five PPP supporters and activists were beaten and assaulted and one activist was allegedly doused with kerosene oil and the crowd attempted to set him afire.
The PPP further alleged that at the same time, another PPP activist was pelted with a bottle that hit him in the face and a man armed with a baseball bat then charged another PPP activist who had a licensed firearm.
The man discharged two rounds in the air, causing the crowd to back off. The police, the party said, intervened and took the PPP supporters and activists to the Cove and John Police Station.