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“Most victims of serious crimes have been poor people” – GrangerHome Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee seems divorced from the reality of serious crimes affecting society.This assertion was made by Leader of the Opposition,Drew Bledsoe Patriots Jersey, David Granger yesterday at the weekly A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) press conference.Home Affairs Minister, Clement RoheeHighlighting some of the serious crimes that affected Guyanese in 2013,Paul Hornung Packers Jersey, Granger said he visited victims of piracy attacks on the Corentyne,Ben Roethlisberger Steelers Jersey, spoke to battered wives,Julius Peppers Packers Jersey, and reached out to relatives of persons who were murdered by their spouses.“I have found out that the murder rate for 2013 is similar to that in 2004 and 2005 during the troubles on the East Coast Demerara and most of the victims of violent crimes have been poor people,Green Bay Packers Jersey,” he emphasized.Whilst acknowledging the rampant theft of Samsung and Blackberry cellular phones, Granger said serious crimes such as murders, rapes and armed robberies are affecting citizens.“And I don’t know he (Rohee) seems to be divorced from reality…I am not quite sure whether we talking about the same thing…I can’t imagine that the bulk of the population would agree with Mr. Rohee,Deion Sanders Falcons Jersey,” he said.Granger had expressed similar sentiments earlier,Mike Mitchell Steelers Jersey, stating that the security crisis (which exists in Guyana) has disproportionately hurt the poor.In a response to these claims,Antonio Brown Steelers Jersey, Minister Rohee rejected the assertion by Granger stating that there is no security crisis in the country and such crisis only exists in the heads of the APNU leaders.The Ministry further rejected the characterization of the internal security situation as false,Jordy Nelson Packers Jersey, stating that current data does not support it. |
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