Seven of twelve men wanted for terrorism at Mon Repos on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) on June 28, 2022, turned themselves in to the police on Wednesday and Thursday.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed that five men turned themselves in at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday with their attorney, Dexter Todd. The five men are: ‘Ray Ray/Lilly’, ‘Nedd’, Sukie Reginal, ‘Carlos’, and Walkie Glasgow, all from Golden Grove ECD.
On Wednesday, ‘Kaldin’ and ‘Peters’ from Enmore and Haslington, ECD, turned themselves in to police at the Cove and John Police station.
On Wednesday, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) had issued wanted bulletins for several persons for Acts of Terrorism, which occurred on the East Coast Demerara on June 28, 2022. These acts are in contravention of Section 309 (A) (1) (b) (ii) of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01
The police are seeking the assistance of the public for information about the whereabouts of the five persons who are yet turn themselves into police to be prosecuted for the aforementioned offence.
Terror and mayhem were unleashed on persons on the East Coast of Demerara in June last year, during which several vehicles were burnt, and a number of stalls were ransacked and looted at the Mon Repos Market, ECD. Roads were blocked by burning debris, and scores of persons were beaten and robbed during the acts of terror committed by ‘protestors’.
It is unclear why the police force is only now issuing these bulletins when the events occurred since June last year. The police have been strongly criticised in the past for not acting against those involved in these events. There was a similar eruption on February 1st at Buxton where a truck was burnt and some persons robbed.
Speaking on the bulletins at a public meeting in North Ruimveldt on Wednesday, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton said: …I don’t know if you know but today they issued arrest warrants under some terrorism act for innocent people on the East Coast who participated in the Quindon Bacchus protest they now describing them as terrorist. We will support them we will do everything to deal with it…
“This cannot continue no more. Their attempt to charge people with terrorism is clearly an abuse of power and another attempt to harass people it is clearly a clear case of trumped up charges because man if they so like to arrest people you know how much people they know commit murders but they ain’t arresting them you believe they ain’t know who murder who?”
