Dear Editor,
As a concerned citizen and a proud activist of the United Workers Party (UWP) in Region 10, I feel compelled to speak out on the troubling revelation that the Government of Guyana has paid over US $62,000 of taxpayers’ money to a team of Jamaican lawyers to represent the Guyana Police Force in the extradition case involving Nazar Mohamed and Azruddin Mohamed.
This move is deeply disappointing and raises serious questions about the government’s priorities and confidence in its own people. Guyana is not short of brilliant legal minds, from senior counsels to young capable attorneys who have proven themselves in some of the most complex cases. So why, then, is our government overlooking them to pay foreigners with the hard-earned money of our citizens?
Even more alarming is the silence of the Attorney General, the country’s chief legal representative and “legal mouthpiece” of the state. Why is he not leading this case himself? Why is he not defending the position of the Government of Guyana, as his office was established to do? If not him, then who truly speaks for Guyana in this matter?
It feels as though this government has no faith in its own people, and that is painful because this issue goes beyond the courtroom. It speaks to a deeper problem: a government that continues to undermine local talent, sideline professionals, and spend taxpayers’ money carelessly, while ordinary Guyanese struggle to survive.
We must also remember that the Mohameds are Guyanese, born and raised here, employing Guyanese workers, investing in our communities, and contributing to our national economy for years. Whether or not one agrees with every aspect of their business, they deserve fairness, due process, and justice under our laws, not political persecution or foreign interference.
Justice in Guyana must not be for some, it must be for all. It must be administered by our own courts, our own people, and our own professionals, not directed or dictated by outside influence.
The people’s money should be used to strengthen our justice system, not weaken it. It should support our lawyers, empower our youth, and build confidence in our own institutions. It should not be spent paying foreign attorneys thousands of U.S. dollars while our local experts sit on the sidelines.
The United Workers Party stands firmly for accountability, fairness, and national pride. We believe every cent of taxpayers’ money must work for the people of Guyana, not against them. It’s time for the government to come clean and explain why the Attorney General is not leading this case, why foreign lawyers were hired, and why the people’s money was spent this way. Justice must not only be done, it must be seen to be done, and it must carry the Guyanese stamp of integrity and independence.