Mon Repos looting, ECD disturbance and GPF

Dear Editor,
The recent protest and looting of Mon Repos Market vendors must be strongly condemned by every right-thinking Guyanese. I have not yet seen any statement emanating from the PNC.
However, the main thrust of my letter has to do with the efficiency, or lack thereof, of the Guyana Police Force. I hereby ask the Police Force to answer the following questions:
1) Was permission granted for this protest? If so, when? Did the protesters and their leaders have to file a route, and was a specific timeframe granted?
2) Is it, or is it not, Standard Practice for the GPF to monitor the movements of protesters, to ensure they comply with the laws of Guyana during a peaceful protest?
3) Do the Police Force think their intelligence failed them?
Since most of the looters were of African origin and the victims were of East Indian origin, shouldn’t the Ethnic Relations Commission immediately launch an inquiry into this matter, since it would likely further damage race relations between the 2 major racial groups, further making the One Guyana goal of the President even more elusive?
Editor, regarding the Quindon Bacchus matter that supposedly caused this instance of civil commotion and looting, there have been statements from former senior Policemen, whose focus seemed to be on whether the Police officer(s) involved in this shooting were treated with kid gloves, instead of facing the law if they acted outside of Police standard practice.
It would be helpful to the public if Commissioner (ag) Mr Hicken can reply definitively to the aforementioned comments and statements regarding this issue.

Yours sincerely,
Chris Persaud