We join others in calling on the authorities, particularly Commissioner of Police Leroy Brummel, to take condign action against the police rank that has brought further shame on the entire Guyana Police Force and its honest and hard working members. Such wanton abuse and gross violation of the human rights of 23 year old Colwyn Harding should never be allowed to happen again and we also call for serious action to be taken against all other ranks found to be complicit during this dastardly act.
We wish to remind our readers of the recent ruling of Justice Williams Ramlall in which he noted that police ranks that were present during the violation of the rights of the complainant were just as guilty as those accused.
Further, such indiscretions only provide fuel for the fire of a small section of the society whose wish is to destabilize, divide and undo all the progress made since 1992. We also hold the same view with Justice Ramlall when he posited in his ruling that it is not fair to the taxpayers to “foot the bill” for the excesses of policemen. Those errant ranks should be made to foot the bill for judgment arising out of any civil action undertaken by Colwyn Harding.
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