Georgetown : Presidential Candidate of A Partnership for National Unity, (A.P.N.U), Brigadier (ret) David Granger has demanded an independent investigation into allegations against Cabinet Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy and former Ministers, Mr. Ronald Gajraj and Ms. Gail Texeira.
He also called for a serious inquiry into the death of assassinated Minister, Mr. Satyadeow Sawh.
Mr. Granger referred to information contained in cables sent to the United States Department of State in Washington from its Embassy in Georgetown. Wikileaks Reports indicated that PPP/C Ministers were closely connected to known narco-traffickers. They, in turn had links to members of the “Phantom Squad” which was responsible for several killings during the Troubles in 2002-2008.
The Embassy cables suggested that Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy may have had close links to the convicted criminal Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan. Khan and his criminal network established a strange relationship with the State and set out to eliminate the Georgetown Prison escapees of the February 2002 jailbreak. The ‘phantom squad’ – formed from former members of the Guyana Police Force and other criminals – was held responsible for the killings.
US Charge d’Affaires, Ms. Karen Williams wrote to Washington suggesting that Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy had once been proposed by Roger Khan a mediator between him and the US Government.
Mr. Granger called for an investigation into the claim that Dr. Ramsammy signed an official ‘Government of Guyana’ letter authorising the purchase of electronic cellular intercept ‘eavesdropping’ equipment. Ms. Williams derided the Guyana Government’s defence that it “could not have authorized the purchase because the equipment fell under strict US export controls.” Ms. Williams in a cable entitled`Blaze at Ministry of Health is out, but new allegations keep fires burning’, said that links between Khan – who she said was suspected of masterminding more than 200 murders in Guyana – and Dr. Ramsammy are ‘strong’.
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