Dear Editor,
I hold no brief for the incoming Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, but what is most concerning today is the answer to the question – who is next? All the businessmen who are actively engaged in tax evasion against the mission of the Guyana Revenue Authority can be seen at public events, rendering themselves into peons of the PPP in this atmosphere that appears as a quasi-dictatorship. It is from this background that, in order to develop a great society, we as a people, must ensure that we safeguard the constitutional rights of every citizen, irrespective of the political demands of the rulers. In the end the law matters.
The recent debate over extradition has raised serious concerns about the rule of law in Guyana. While the Mohamed family’s case belongs to the courts, the larger principles require calm, objective review free from politics. It is with this commitment to legal precision that I must challenge the position advanced by the Attorney General, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, regarding the purported extradition treaty between Guyana and the United States.
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