Essequibo : At about 4:15am today, the police arrested ten men and four women who were involved in the blocking of the roadway at Ituni, and with the support with machinery from the Ministry of Works the logs used to create the blockage were removed.
A Police Constable was assaulted during efforts to arrest another man.
Four hours later persons used several coconut tree trunks to block the roadway at the Kwakwani Waterfront, but they were subsequently removed.
The Guyana Police Force has shown considerable restraint in this matter and wishes to reiterate its respect for the rights of all citizens to protest peacefully on issues of concern to them.
According to the police, the Force has no objection to persons conducting peaceful protests, but when protests degenerate into unlawful acts infringing on the rights of other citizens, the police will as a consequence have to take the appropriate action.
