The Opposition APNU/AFC Parliamentarians denounce the withdrawal of copies of the William Ramlall Police Complaints Authority 2023 Report from the tables of Opposition members of the National Assembly.

The Order Paper for the 10th October sitting of the National Assembly sent out on the 3rd  October to members clearly indicated that the PCA 2023 Report is to be circulated to members  on the 20th October. The Assembly staff duly placed copies of the Report on the desks of all  members. The Opposition boycotted that Sitting. 

Earlier this week, Opposition members including Shadow for Home Affairs, Khemraj Ramjattan,  sought to uplift their copies from the Parliamentary staff only to be told that the Report has been  pulled by Government Chief Whip, Gail Texeira. Questioned as to the reason why, Mr.  Ramjattan was informed by staff that the Report needed to be approved by Cabinet before  being tabled and before it could be delivered to individual members. This, apart from being  wholly untrue, is most unparliamentary. The PPP Minister’s action has resulted in Opposition  members being unable, to this date, to access the Report. From Press sources, who collected  their copies on the 10th October Sitting, the Report contains biting criticisms of the Guyana  Police Force presently embroiled in a huge corruption crisis at its leadership level. 

This is but yet another example of the government denying Opposition Members of Parliament  their right to information and the manifest control- freakism at play by the PPP Government. In  its true autocratic and despotic style, it wants criticism of its governance to pass through a  central hub and to hide the blistering contents of such an important Report from Opposition  members.  

The Opposition APNU/AFC parliamentarians condemn the autocratic style of the government  and demand the release of this Report from PPP’s captivity.