Dear Editor,
I write today, just a bit more than two years after the death of Satyadeow Sawh, his brother, sister and security guard, in a state of utter confusion. I am surprised that a government can allow such a long period of time to elapse without any significant strides being made towards solving the gruesome mystery that surrounds the death of these innocent people. While I mourn for all those who have had to suffer at the hands of “phantoms”, “bandits”, “gangs” and “local terrorists” in the past few years, it seemed only logical to me that the government of the day would have been much more proactive at getting to the bottom of this particular murder, the slaying of one of its very own members. There is no shortage of love for Sash Sawh throughout this country, and the fact that our leadership seems to be content at having his death forgotten for all but one day of the year is sickening.
Where is the foreign security assistance? Where are the perpetrators whom His Excellency claims to “know” (as boldly stated at the time of the minister’s death)? And most glaringly, where are the now infamous “intellectual authors” of his death, as certain political parties seem to love to sing about whenever referring to the late minister? In not being able to snag these masterminds, it is glaringly clear that the government is useless when it comes to dealing with this country’s crime. The specific case of Sash Sawh irks me to no end because, of all the sad stories in Guyana, I really and truly thought that this would be the one to finally have an outcome and break the proverbial camel’s back.
It is my hope that this letter, as a manifestation of the disgust of scores of Guyanese from Crabwood Creek to Canada, Meadowbank to Moscow, and indeed, La Bonne Intention to Los Angeles, would serve as a rude reminder to the powers that be that this issue should not, cannot and will not die. Satyadeow Sawh fought too hard for his cause and died too brutal a death to become just another speck on the blot of incompetence that is known as Guyana’s “homeland security” in this day and age. In the words of the four-month-ban man, “We want justice!” Without a doubt, Sash Sawh deserves justice.
Yours faithfully,
ST Persaud
