Audreyanna Thomas, who is opposing plans for an oil waste processing plant at Coverden has complained to the police about abusive messages she has received in connection with the project.
On September 1st, she submitted a complaint to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) concerning a series of abusive and threatening WhatsApp messages received from a local number.
According to a press statement from Thomas, her decision to approach the CID was driven by the abusive content of the messages she received on August 24 and September 1, 2024. The latter communications appear to be linked to an article in Stabroek News on September 1, 2024, titled “Coverden residents pledge to up action against oil waste facility.” In the messages, the sender says “we were there undercover. You are a racist of a woman.”