The PPP today decried the defacing of a number of its billboards in Kitty yesterday.
In a statement, Freedom House said it was very disturbed at the development and was writing the Chairman of the Elections Commission, Dr Steve Surujbally and Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene on it.
“The party has received reports of a gang of about 3 to 4 persons who were in the Kitty area yesterday defacing billboards, removing posters and scrolls between the hours of 18:30 and 19:00 hrs. They further proceeded to a certain part of the East Bank of Demerara where similar acts were conducted. The group seems very organized, limited in number but centrally directed in terms of targeting PPP/C campaign materials.
“What is also strange is the fact that apart from the timing of these brazen acts, such actions in Kitty took place a short distance from the Kitty Police station.
“The party considers this an act of hooliganism and not befitting the standards that Guyanese deserve and want during this elections period.”
The PPP/C says it is interesting that this development comes on the heels of efforts to “intimidate, antagonize and to seek confrontation with our supporters at several of our public meetings”.
It added “The PPP/C reaffirms that it will not condone or tolerate any of our supporter’s engaging in such behaviour.
“In fact, at our Albion rally there were known opposition executives who were present there and no one in the crowd sought to intimidate them as they went about collecting and distributing their anti PPP/C propaganda.
“The party at all times has indicated that it intends to instill a level of disciple, civility and respect for other parties especially during this period and we expect other parties will do the same. We urge our supporters not to react and to remain calm and to ignore these provocations by the opposition whom having failed to garner public support is now resorting to dirty and uncivil electoral conduct”.
