A formal complaint was filed yesterday with the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) by businessman and Opposition representative on the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Board, Terrence Campbell against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo for allegedly making racially inflammatory remarks during a press conference on December 12th, 2024.
In his complaint, Campbell asserts that Jagdeo’s comments during the press briefing—where he linked Campbell’s recent criticism of the Vice President to a broader racial characterization of Indo-Guyanese—were intended to provoke racial hostility and ill-will. According to Campbell, Jagdeo’s actions violate provisions in both the Racial Hostility Act (2002) and the Cybercrime Act (2018).