Dear Mr. President,
ALL Guyanese are concerned with the effects of corruption on our country. Recent decisions from the judiciary have been so contrary to well-established and understood norms that they have caused much speculation of corruption (bribery) of judges and magistrates.
It is with this in mind that I ask that you initiate a thorough investigation of the finances of ALL serving on the benches of our judiciary.
The financial investigation arms, FIU and SOCU, are well funded by taxpayers and capable of providing returns on that investment, especially if they return an ‘all clear’ on this branch of government that we all rely on for justice.
For years the judiciary has interrogated the workings of government, it has arrogated policy and technical decision-making powers in clear cases of overreach; one would hope these were not decisions financed by persons with vested interests, but doubts and suspicions are raised by members of the public when judgments are so outrageous as to be nonsensical.
The recent decision by Justice Gino Persaud that the GRA has no power to revisit values after goods have been cleared was immediately contradicted by a decision a mere two days later by Chancellor George who made it clear that this is not the norm and the power of revenue agencies in Guyana and indeed, the world over is well established law.
The Guyanese people need to know that no person is above the law, not even the Judges themselves.
Thank you for your kind attention to this matter.