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PRESS RELEASE ON THE LUSIGNAN TRAGEDY

The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) wishes to express its shock, horror and utter revulsion at the sequence of events which resulted in the cruel and ruthless slaughter that occurred at Lusignan Village on the East Coast of Demerara. The fact that children were killed in this carnage is especially heinous. This example of brutality and barbarism is nothing short of an attack on the very fabric of our society, intended to undermine the rule of law as well as create and foment fear, hatred and anarchy in our midst. Read the rest of this entry »

Stabroek News: President of the [Guyana Bar Association], Kashir Khan is also questioning the statement issued by Minister of Local Govern-ment and Regional Develop-ment, Lall on his involvement in a fracas with a teenager and the firing off his weapon while allegedly attempting a citizen’s arrest. After six weeks of silence Lall said in a statement that he was assaulted and had fired one shot from his weapon.