| – Identifies short term fixes to tame situationMinister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan recently noted a glaring but somewhat unrecognized link between the prevalence of white collar crime and conventional crime in society.As he acknowledged to the National Assembly that Guyana is suffering from an overdose of both forms of illegal activities, the Minister identified greed and desperation as the leading causes.With regards to white collar crime, Ramjattan said that the greed of some former government officials led them to take everything for themselves, friends and family, leaving nothing for other citizens.“One of the major terrible human conditions called greed is a leading cause like the eight cars certain persons who use to be in high office took for themselves,” said Ramjattan.Minister of Public Security, Khemraj RamjattanRamjattan said that situations like the one cited resulted in the unavailability of resources for the rest of the society, including jobs. This unavailability,China Jerseys, he said then led to desperation on the part of those who are not getting jobs.As he delivered his speech, Ramjattan quoted President David Granger when he said,Cheap Jerseys Online, “Your Government will introduce measures to reform the defence and security sectors to ensure that our Defence and Police Forces protect our citizens and our territory, allowing Guyanese to feel safe as they go about their daily lives.”He further quoted the President “Your Government will refashion the Guyana Police Force into a more professional and better equipped law-enforcement agency. We shall pay policemen and women better so that they are not easily led into temptation.We shall suppress serious crimes and stem the spate of armed robberies. We shall reduce other everyday crimes – including banditry, murder, piracy, fatalities on the roads and interpersonal violence that are scaring foreign investors,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, driving away the educated élite, stifling the manufacturing sector, strangling local enterprise,Cheap MLB Jerseys China, scuttling the economy, undermining economic growth and impeding social development.”Ramjattan told the House, “This is a formable set of instructions to be executed to make Guyana a safer secure place and to ensure the happiness of all.”The Minister said that the crime situation left him somewhat embarrassed but said that “as a good soldier,Wholesale Jerseys China,” he has to do the task assigned to him by the President.Ramjattan said that in addressing the recent spate of gun crimes, he met with some Commanders of the Guyana Police Force as well as the Commissioner and started a conversation on the possible reasons for the spate.He said this meeting was necessary as the concern about criminal activities “runs from suits to the streets. I have been to some of the lavish hotels in the city and have been in the streets.”Ramjattan said that “a number of possible reasons have been identified and these include increases in drug use and the availability of alcohol, the growth of juvenile gang activity, high unemployment, especially in Georgetown…I cannot name all.”As he outlined some short term fixes, Ramjattan said that more patrols will be deployed in and around those areas identified to have clusters of criminalities.He noted that there could not have been better responses from police to crime in targeted areas before because of the shortage of vehicles.However,Stitched Jerseys, the Minister told the House that this situation was remedied as he made a decision to give to the Police Force some vehicles that were procured for Community Policing Groups.“I recommended that those be given to the police for immediate use.”Rogue copsMinister Ramjattan reminded the house that the Police Force needs to get rid of all rogue cops.He told the House that, “Over the years, we have seen a number of rouge cops coming our way but disgustingly we have seen them getting retained and even promoted.”Ramjattan said that in this regard, he indicated to the Commissioner of Police and has written a “very strongly worded letter” to the Police Service Commission “that the promotion of rogue cops ought not be the course of action to be taken.He said that certain police ranks should not be promoted, especially at a time when senior judges form the High Court are ready to pronounce that torture was committed on a vulnerable citizen—a 14-year-old.Further, he said that a plan to ensure that rouge cops are caught and removed from the Police Force will soon be executed and the House applauded this innovation.Ramjattan said that the “plan will require some technology to get the evidence of what they (police ranks) have been saying…but it must be done.”Another measure outlined by Ramjattan for the elimination of crime was the technological upgrade of the Police Force.He said that Guyana will be getting some bilateral help in this regard.According to Ramjattan, the new government has been able to “hype up” the confidence of supporting countries that understand “our predicament and they have come forward to help.”Ramjattan said that on Thursday last, the Chinese Ambassador indicated China’s willingness to help in relation to a number of equipment needed for the Force. He said that China will invest about US$4.5M in paraphernalia that will boost security.Ramjattan told his colleagues that the Argentinean Ambassador also pledged his country’s support and “Friends in the ABC countries too indicated that they will continue that support.”Continued support for community policingRamjattan told the House that “without the confidence of the community in the Force we are not going to get the necessary information as to who are the Bad Johns in the community, who are the ones selling the dope on the street, who are selling liquor to those under age …we need that kind of confident community who can speak.”In this regards he solicited continued support for the Community Police Groups.Ramjattan also spoke about having a more educated Police Force that understands better crime scene management and one that understands more about human rights, gender violence , and leadership roles in the community. |
