Dear Editor,
I write this letter with frustration and no confidence in the Guyana Police Force (GPF).
Two Sundays ago on 18 September, my mother was robbed at One Mile Wismar, Linden, at gun point of her jewellery. She was out with a family member when a car stopped a couple feet away and a man put a gun to her head demanding her jewellery.
However, she and the family member managed to obtain the license plate number of the car. She then went to the Wismar Police Station where she made as formal report. The car was impounded and the driver was arrested. The drive admitted to being in the area at the time of the incident making a drop off, and he also mentioned the guy he dropped off that night. The man was also arrested and kept for 72 hours.
During that period, my mother was brought in to identify the man after which she left and was told to return to the station at a later date.
Upon her return, the men were freed and the Police said that they did not have sufficient evidence, and that they will have to get advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
This is the Police Force that boasts about professionalism. I am not a lawman, but my common sense makes it clear to me that if you obtain a car license plate number in a robbery under arms, that is a big lead to crack the case and finding the perpetrators.
The incident could have been worse. We could have lost our lives. Is this the justice we have received from the GPF?
I am very frustrated by the justice system in this country.
Sincerely,
Brentford Allicock
