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-say some fishermen involved in attacksThe Guyana Police Force yesterday refuted suggestions by a Corentyne official that the Force has been tardy in investigating acts of piracy.Chairman of the Upper Corentyne Fishermen’s Co-operative Society and Berbice Anti-Piracy Squad, Mr. Pravinchandra Deodat, had made the allegation in last Monday’s Kaieteur News. He had also claimed that the Force and the Judiciary have failed to enforce the Piracy Act.Deodat had also accused the police of not sharing information with the Society.But a release from the Police Public Relations Department stated, that police have made numerous arrests of suspected pirates and that a sibling of a Corentyne co-op society official was among those implicated.“The Guyana Police Force wishes to state that we have been dealing aggressively with acts of piracy,” the release stated.“Over the past five years the Police have conducted investigations into 30 reports of piracy in Berbice,Wholesale China Jerseys, that occurred within the territory of Guyana,Cheap Jerseys China, and which resulted in 23 cases being placed before the courts.“In many instances fishermen living in and operating from Berbice have been implicated and charged,Cheap Jerseys For Sale, including a sibling of the Chairman of the No. 66 Fishermen’s Co-op Society. Given the fact that fisherfolk from Berbice are involved in these acts of piracy,Cheap China Jerseys, the Police have some reservations concerning the sharing of information on their operations/strategies,” it added.Deodat had also stated that the Force is not adhering to the Piracy Act,Cheap Jerseys, which he said gives power to the law enforcement officials to deal with perpetrators of piracy, even in cases where the crime is committed out of Guyana’s territorial waters.Responding to this charge, the release stated that “it also appears that the Chairman’s understanding of the law in relation to the Piracy Act is not adequate. With the exception of incidents occurring on the high seas under certain circumstances, the Police can only prosecute offenders for offences committed within the territory of Guyana.The Guyana Police Force has a very productive working relationship with our counterparts in Suriname on reports of piracy, in addition to other law enforcement issues.President of the Upper Corentyne Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UCCCI),Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Mr. Krishnand Jaichand, had also acknowledged to Kaieteur News that some fishermen are believed to be involved in acts of piracy. |
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