Commissioner Greene should be interdicted at least - AFC PDF | Print |
Written by Kwesi Isles
Wednesday, 14 December 2011 15:18
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The woman spoke to the media on Tuesday saying she feared for her life.
The Alliance For Change (AFC) has called for the dismissal or at least interdiction from duty of Commisioner of Police Henry Greene following Tuesday's rape allegation against him and is viewing the matter as the first real test of the Donald Ramotar administration.
The 34-year-old mother of two spoke to reporters at her attorney Nigel Hughes' office where she recounted that she had gone to Greene for assistance with a matter involving another police officer with the outcome being him raping her at a city hotel.
Commenting briefly on the allegations against him at the Annual Police Awards Ceremony on Wednesday Greene stated "Let God be the judge; suffice to say I've sought legal advice in that matter."
At the AFC's weekly news conference on Wednesday party Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan called for a "very intense investigation of the allegation and at least Greene's interdication at this stage.
"Based on what we've heard we feel he ought to tender his resignation or the president ought to dismiss him, but at the very least at this stage an interdiction," Ramjattan stated.
He noted that there has been no denial from Greene that he had sex with the woman and added that even if it was consensual it was an abuse of his office since the woman went to him for assistance.
"If it was any other person like yourself ... having an allegation like that made by a woman you would have already been locked up long time and probably with no bail for several weeks," Ramjattan added.
AFC Leader Raphael Trotman meanwhile stated that the interdication call was not unreasonable since Greene heads the agency which will in effect be investigating an allegation made against him.
"It is the man who is in charge of the investigating agency and one need not have to extrapolate and go into any details on how that investigation could be compromised. It's not a citizen relating to the police it's the police dealing with itself and its most senior officer and so common sense, best practices and the transparency of the investigation demand that he be interdicted immediately at least and like Khemraj I believe that he should be dismissed forthwith because I don't see the man tendering any resignation."
According to Trotman, the issue is the first real test for Ramotar.
"Is he president or is he a weakling, because if the most senior police officer in Guyana could break the rule of law or be accused of doing it and nothing happens it defines his presidency in my view from today going forward," he stated.
Trotman said he is holding the president "personally responsible" on the matter and added that the nation and the world is looking on.
"I saw a senior diplomat today and it was the subject of discussion, how will this government handle such an accusation. He is entitled to due process, he's entitled to the rule of law but as Khemraj rightly said if it was one of us we would have already been taken down, refused bail and charges would have been processed by tomorrow morning by the DPP; let's see what happens."
Written by Kwesi Isles
Wednesday, 14 December 2011 15:18
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rape_vic
The woman spoke to the media on Tuesday saying she feared for her life.
The Alliance For Change (AFC) has called for the dismissal or at least interdiction from duty of Commisioner of Police Henry Greene following Tuesday's rape allegation against him and is viewing the matter as the first real test of the Donald Ramotar administration.
The 34-year-old mother of two spoke to reporters at her attorney Nigel Hughes' office where she recounted that she had gone to Greene for assistance with a matter involving another police officer with the outcome being him raping her at a city hotel.
Commenting briefly on the allegations against him at the Annual Police Awards Ceremony on Wednesday Greene stated "Let God be the judge; suffice to say I've sought legal advice in that matter."
At the AFC's weekly news conference on Wednesday party Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan called for a "very intense investigation of the allegation and at least Greene's interdication at this stage.
"Based on what we've heard we feel he ought to tender his resignation or the president ought to dismiss him, but at the very least at this stage an interdiction," Ramjattan stated.
He noted that there has been no denial from Greene that he had sex with the woman and added that even if it was consensual it was an abuse of his office since the woman went to him for assistance.
"If it was any other person like yourself ... having an allegation like that made by a woman you would have already been locked up long time and probably with no bail for several weeks," Ramjattan added.
AFC Leader Raphael Trotman meanwhile stated that the interdication call was not unreasonable since Greene heads the agency which will in effect be investigating an allegation made against him.
"It is the man who is in charge of the investigating agency and one need not have to extrapolate and go into any details on how that investigation could be compromised. It's not a citizen relating to the police it's the police dealing with itself and its most senior officer and so common sense, best practices and the transparency of the investigation demand that he be interdicted immediately at least and like Khemraj I believe that he should be dismissed forthwith because I don't see the man tendering any resignation."
According to Trotman, the issue is the first real test for Ramotar.
"Is he president or is he a weakling, because if the most senior police officer in Guyana could break the rule of law or be accused of doing it and nothing happens it defines his presidency in my view from today going forward," he stated.
Trotman said he is holding the president "personally responsible" on the matter and added that the nation and the world is looking on.
"I saw a senior diplomat today and it was the subject of discussion, how will this government handle such an accusation. He is entitled to due process, he's entitled to the rule of law but as Khemraj rightly said if it was one of us we would have already been taken down, refused bail and charges would have been processed by tomorrow morning by the DPP; let's see what happens."
, which school ramjattan and trotman went to?