Attorney General Anil Nandlall met today with representatives of US Law Enforcement Agencies and complained about persons who live in the United States that use the internet and social media to “threaten peace and stability in Guyana”.
In a statement, the Attorney General said that during the meeting at his office, he raised the issue of “persons operating on the airwaves and in the social media, resident in the United States but by their constant publications, threatening peace, stability and public order and exciting racial hostilities in Guyana as a new and emerging problem which will have to be confronted sooner than later.”
Nandlall told the US security officials who are based at the Embassy that even the US Ambassador to Guyana is the subject of attacks from the persons he described as “reckless and fringe elements”.
The Attorney General reaffirmed the Guyana Government’s continued commitment to partner and work closely with the United States security services for the benefit of both nations as he highlighted that tackling crime is a priority of his government.
The US team updated the Attorney General on a number of areas in the legal sector that the United States Government will enlist the support of the Attorney General’s Chambers, in particular, organized financial crimes, extraditions, deportations, and the prosecution of fugitives who may have committed offences in either Guyana or the USA, or in both countries.
The discussions also focused on certain strategic areas which need to be strengthened, especially in the area of forensic investigations by collaboration between the two countries.
A few weeks ago, a criminal complaint was filed against the Attorney General in New York by well-known Guyanese political activist Rickford Burke, over alleged harassing statements that the Attorney General allegedly directed at him.
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