Dear Editor,

Mr M. Bacchus wrote a letter in the April 5 edition of your newspaper captioned

‘Ministry of Home Affairs attack on the courts unjustified.’

If the logic of his argument is followed the Ministry of Home Affairs was unjustified in its criticism of the court but Mr M. Bacchus is justified in his criticism of the Ministry of Home Affairs and in his spirited defence of the court.

Clearly, M Bacchus is biased in this matter. As a practising Attorney-at-Law ensconced at his hallowed Chambers at Lot 7 Cheddi Jagan Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice he cannot be an objective commentator on this matter.

Mr Bacchus is either far removed from or couldn’t be bothered by the political and social realities in our society.

He is so caught up in defending his profession and extolling the virtues of a legalistic approach on the subject under discussion that he loses his objectivity in responding to the statement issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

According to the learned Attorney only one section of the country is “overburdened and work[s] hard”; the others are laggards and are enjoying a free ride.

What pomposity!

Yours faithfully,
Clement J. Rohee
Minister  of  Home Affairs