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Dear propaganda press:
I read with grave concern the Stabroek News Editorial on December 31, 2007, entitled ‘Decency and the rule of law’.

Firstly, as regards to the rule of law, it is this newspaper which seems bent on subverting the rule of law by carrying out a trial of me in its columns almost on a daily basis, with that paper being the sole judge, jury and executioner. The matter referred to has been reported to the police. I think that the correct thing to do is to await the findings of the police. I have submitted myself to the proper and competent authorities to determine the matter. SN does not seem to have any respect of the authorities.

Secondly, as regards decency, SN has been peddling a saucy and sexed-up story perhaps to get an edge over its competitors or perhaps it is believed that I can be traded for some advertisements.[so the govt is holding Stabroek News hostage to ads?] Not for one moment did this paper consider the possibility that its story, in the absence of other information, is a concoction. The paper has done absolutely nothing to investigate the matter to get near to the truth. The fact that I have said nothing is irrelevant. Stabroek News would have simply ignored what I have to say as self-serving and as usual would have stuck by its story.

Any newspaper with credibility would have sought some independent source(s) to bolster its story. If in fact a Minister of government behaved in the manner described by SN, i.e., was involved in a brawl over a woman, beat up a youngster, ran him down with his vehicle, fired several shots at the person or in the air, then there must be some eyewitnesses to these horrendous events. There must be a bar at which these things happened. The fact is that is a figment of someone’s wild imagination. The fact that Stabroek News has been unable to unearth a single eyewitness to support their malicious campaign against me tells a whole other story.

As regards information purportedly given to SN by one Joseph Doodnauth, I want to say the following: Doodnauth related that one day two persons came to his gate and said they were from the Ministry of Home Affairs and that they were following up on a matter reported to the police. Doodnauth was shocked to see a story in SN the following day as if he had given an interview to that paper. He was also shocked to see statements attributed to him which was gross fabrications. Doodnauth gave a signed statement to the police as far as I am aware that is the only document which an investigation can rely on. In any event, SN which speaks about the rule of law must be reminded that impersonating is a serious criminal offence.

I have made a statement to the police which I believe to be true and correct. The gist of my statement is that one evening I was taking a friend home and we stopped some distance from a bar. While still by my vehicle, two cousins of my friend joined us. After a few minutes my friend and one of the cousins got involved in a discussion which I noticed was getting heated and I innocently intervened. It turned out that the cousin got angry with me for getting involved in a family matter. He then attacked me and assaulted me and left the scene. The police were contacted. Shortly afterwards, a few uniformed policemen arrived on the scene. I reported to them the incident. They took a description of the person who assaulted me and left. I also left with my friend to my home to change my blood-stained shirt. I was at that scene for just a few minutes when the incident occurred.

Joseph Doodnauth lives in Venezuela and was visiting Guyana and staying at my friend’s home. I met him on a few occasions and we were on friendly terms. Doodnauth was apparently at a barbeque for some time before I arrived.

A couple of hours after being at my residence, my friend asked to be taken home. When we arrived just near to the gate of my friend’s home, I saw Doodnauth and the other cousin. I came out of the vehicle and tried to arrest this person who had just assaulted a Minister and was being sought by the police. There was a confrontation during which I fired a single shot in the air. He still did not want to go with me to the police station and ran into his yard. I left for home. I was made to understand that soon afterwards he was arrested.

Apart from myself, three other persons gave statements to the police – the friend who was with me, Doodnauth and the other cousin. I am not aware of what they told the police. I understand from the media that Doodnauth does not want to take this matter further. Stabroek News next concluded that there was some out of court settlement and even suggested that I must have paid him off. This is a wicked piece of journalism. I was the person who was assaulted and this matter was reported to the police.

I still believe that under the circumstances, the right course of action is for the police to investigate this matter. In the meantime, I am seeking legal advice to deal with the libels and slanders published by Stabroek News aimed at causing injury to my reputation, character and bring the public offices which I hold into indignity, disrespect, odium and ridicule.

Thank you for listening and please publish my bullshit it’s all propaganda baby

Comrade Minister Kellawan ‘have guns will travel’ Lall
Minister of Local Govt & Regional Affairs
Fort Shaw, Kingston
Georgetown, Guyana
South America
Tel. # 592-225-8621
Fax # 592-226-5070

p.s: y’all need to stop mentioning that I killed my wife. that issue is closed