Two weeks after the deadly Mobil Gas Station bombing on Regent Street in Georgetown, the Guyana Police Force and the Government have remained relatively silent on key issues surrounding the attack including the motive.

Appearing on this week’s edition of SOURCES, former Guyana Defence Force Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Dr Gary Best said the State must provide answers to questions regarding the attack in the interest of transparency, and as part of efforts to restore public’s trust in the country’s security system.

“We have to connect that bombing to the two previous explosions, and I think that is where the security concern is for most of the citizens. I think the Government, through its security forces, they need to very quickly establish and tell us whether there is a link between the fatal bombing and two previous explosions,” Dr Best said.

The October 26 explosion which took the life of six-year-old Soraya Bourne and injured four others, was allegedly carried out by a Venezuelan national, who was aided by at least six other persons including three Guyanese and other Venezuelans.

The seven have already appeared before the Courts and have been remanded on terrorism charges.

Recently, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said the main suspect is a member of the “R Syndycato” gang in Venezuela. However, he declined to indicate where the gas statiion attack was linked to the explosions at GPL substation and the East Ruimveldt Police Station earlier in the year.

Dr Best said the attack at the fuel pump station does not appear to be a copycat case.

“Not that it is a copycat in my view but was it a tester? Were they trying and testing the security apparatus and the response mechanism of security forces? Is the fatality deliberate? We have another child who died? Is there a sinister plot greater than a simple explosion, a simple bombing?” Dr Best questioned.

The former Chief of State said it is clear that the country’s security infrastructure is under attack, and robust systems must be put in place to prevent similar attacks.

“So, I believe that the infrastructure in the country is under attack and if the Government doesn’t step in very quickly with robust, robust, intelligence gathering operation we could very well find ourselves having more installations being attacked,” he said.

Dr Best said the Government has a duty to ensure that it reposes confidence in the people. He said by failing to answer key questions, there is a further erosion of the public’s trust in the Guyana Police Force.

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