Guyana govt turns to espionage to silence critics
As the PPP led government unravels due to criminality and incompetence, they’re now turning to espionage to silence their critics at home and abroad. Taxpayers money is now being spent to monitor blogs, websites and forums who don’t give unquestioning support for the criminal regime. These agents are also active in the Guyanese diaspora. The most common espionage technique in use across the board is non-official cover.Non-official cover (NOC) is a term used in espionage for agents or operatives who assume covert roles in organizations without ties to the government for which they work. Such agents or operatives are typically abbreviated in espionage lingo as a NOC (pronounced “knock”).[1]
An agent sent to spy might for instance pose as a journalist, community organiser, real estate agent, a businessperson, a worker for a non-profit or religious organization or an academic/intellectual at large. Non-official cover is contrasted with official cover, where an agent assumes a position at a seemingly benign department of their government or the diplomatic corps.
