The police yesterday insisted that Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall present himself to the Brickdam Police Station to clarify his complaint against Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall but he has not yet done so.

Lall believes that his complaint that Nandlall threatened the newspaper and its staff is not being taken seriously by the police.

“These people deh pon joke. They taking serious business and this is big joke,” Lall told Stabroek News yesterday.

Anil Nandlall

On Monday, Lall visited Police Headquarters, Eve Leary in the company of his lawyer to present his complaint against Nandlall stemming from a 19-minute phone conversation between the AG and Kaieteur News reporter Leonard Gildarie on Saturday. The police say they now need clarifications from Lall and that he should visit Brickdam. However that has not happened.

Sources say it appears that the police are also probing complaints that the newspaper improperly recorded the Nandlall conversation and that this could lead to action against Lall and others responsible.

The Attorney General yesterday again declined to comment on the case when contacted by Stabroek News.

The police force yesterday warned that its investigation would be “severely limited” without clarification by Lall on parts of statements he submitted on Monday along with a 19-minute recording of the phone conversation.

Lall on Thursday evening made it clear to Stabroek News that earlier in the day he spoke to the lead detective, who said nothing about him being needed but rather asked about the whereabouts of the reporter and a statement that he has to give to the police.

However, yesterday the police issued a statement disputing Lall’s claims and reaffirming that Lall was needed in person for a statement to be taken. “The Guyana Police Force admits that Mr. Glenn Lall did speak to Detective Deputy Superintendent Michael Kingston yesterday Thursday October 30, 2014, who, among other things, reiterated the invitation by the Divisional Commander of “A” Division for him to attend the Brickdam Police Station in order that an interview can be conducted to clarify some issues in his statements,” a statement from the police noted.