By GHK Lall-The State is objecting to bail for Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, Opp Leader. Murder charge pending. Wherever the evidence leads, let it be. If Mr. Mohamed has to be charged for capital murder, so be it. Now I go beyond Mr. Mohamed. A net is cast; its arc is sweeping, reaches high.
There was a murder. Accept that as fact. I limit myself to one only, notwithstanding Senior Supt Prem Narine’s sworn testimony in court that there were as many as six, and the evidence pointed in one direction. Whether two, or four, or six years, why did that murder (one) not lead to charges? Perhaps, the Hon Attorney General, Mr. Anil Nandlall, SC, MP, would be so kind as to share his wisdom. Perhaps, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions could weigh-in and help astonished Guyanese understand how a murder could be left to grow cold, then rot, then frozen into stillness for years. Who made such a decision, who put a stop to progress? In answer, some names, titles, and offices are called, with special attention given to who Mr. Azruddin Mohamed was up to 3-4 years ago; and who he is now.
The Comm of Police, the Crime Chief, the Head of Major Crimes, and Chief Spook Narine himself each cast a long shadow and possess much weight. But a high-profile murder and charge not levied is bigger than any one of them, all of them put together. It is bigger and goes higher; especially when a murder grabs national attention. It is higher than the Offices of the DPP and AG. The air is now thin. Who could have cast a ballot on a murder charge now hanging, not to be made official back when the murder happened? This question is of supreme relevance when Mr. Mohamed’s former associates are narrowed down, and there’s remembrance of what occurred in some less bloody situations.
The disposition of vehicles. Millions written off casually. How easy it is to extend that mindset to a dead body, bury it quietly. Mohamed was no ordinary citizen, even before becoming Opp Leader. He was not ordinary because of his extraordinarily powerful brokers. It was a mutual reinforcement society, with some senior citizens of Guyana having their roles inside an omnipotent gang. To put this differently, the history of Guyana has been that some could get away with anything, including murder, because of their assets in the power apparatus.
Hon Attorney General Nandlall can talk cheese, even erect a cheesecake factory for himself, about law and order, rule of law, respect for the law, and Guyana (and PPP Govt) as a country of laws and not men. And, he knows he deceives himself. The reality of the majesty of the law is that murder can be made to go underground, due to who was allegedly involved. If for murder, then why not arson, rape, boat tragedy and an inferno? There are those with blood on their hands and blood on their heads in the PPP Govt.
They didn’t have to pull any trigger or order any execution (at least not recently). But they consorted with alleged murderers, they covered up crime waves, while babbling and making total fools of themselves about the law’s supremacy. When friendships and alliances were tighter than marriage, murder didn’t matter. Now that former partners are on the opposite side of the political fence, there’s chatter about looming murder charge. Would be interesting to learn who gives up whom, and who reacts with claims of who covered up for whom.
Donald Trump had it right, places like Guyana belong in the cesspit. In this instance of pending murder charge, from commissioner to spy chief, and some constitutional offices are exempted. Go to high places. Where kings gather, and there’s a flock of buzzards.
