It’s unfortunate APNU/AFC is critical about foreign involvement

Dear Editor,
It is rather unfortunate that the same group, APNU/AFC, who benefited from the imposition of the US State Department through the US Embassy in Georgetown is now so critical about foreign involvement in re-establishing democracy in Guyana.
It was quite normal and okay when Mr. Brian Hunt, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Georgetown, openly assisted the transition of power to the current Government. Mr. Hunt was busy climbing the steps of Freedom House to get Mr. Donald Ramotar to conceded defeat, which eventually happened after a few days following the May 11, 2015 elections.
In 2016, my brother’s friend met Mr. Brian Hunt while on an official business trip in Africa. He questioned Mr. Hunt about his policy in relation to issuing visitors’ visas to East Indians just before the 2015 elections, when the only criterion for a visa approval was to be of “East Indian Heritage”. The Chargé did not answer the question, but his loud laughter spoke a million words. That was not interference by foreign forces!
Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan’s constant visit to Washington DC from 2012 to 2014, to give false information on the previous Government, wasn’t foreign intervention? The “Vote like a Boss” campaign programme initiated by the US was not foreign intervention? The constant reports that came out from DC about the PPP/C was not foreign interference?
I can vividly recall the hero’s welcome Mr. Brian Hunt received from the same APNU/AFC people when he attended the Parliament of Guyana to witness the swearing in of President Granger, who are now very abusive towards Ambassador Carol-Ann Lynch.
American political journalist Michael Cowan says that political hypocrisy is “the conscious use of a mask to fool the public and gain political benefits”; that is exactly what we are seeing from the APNU/AFC Government.
Ambassador Lynch, whom I admire greatly, is very skilful in her utterances, her public relations skills are unmatched. On every occasion, she chooses the right words to say; words that can move mountains. Ambassador Lynch’s field of study is public relations, so she is utterly careful with every word she says in this volatile situation. I urge her to continue her excellent work, for we cannot allow another dictatorship to take root in this country.

Respectfully,
Hana Mohamed