The Ministry of Social Protection yesterday denied allegations that residents of the Hugo Chavez Centre for Rehabilitation and Reintegration are being mistreated.
A report in yesterday’s edition of the Guyana Times asserted that residents were stripped and sprayed with cleaning detergent as punishment for having missed a bath. The Ministry however contends that the incident has been misrepresented.
In a statement yesterday it was stated that “residents of the centre were having a bath and a non-harmful deodorizing solution was used as is normative to neutralize body odors in the promotion of a safe and healthy environment.” The statement stressed that at no time was any violent or excessive force used against residents.