| Opposition leader Robert Corbin yesterday handed over to Police a list detailing the deaths of 455 persons after they asked him to tell them about deaths under self-confessed drug convict,Cheap Jerseys NFL, Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan.The list details unsolved murders committed during March 1993 to July 2009.Corbin said the Police visited his office on October 23 and requested a copy of the list of persons allegedly killed by Khan.Khan was last month sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by a US court on drug trafficking charges, but it was his revelations during trial that has caused much headache for President Bharrat Jagdeo and his ruling People’s Progressive Party.“Our position is that any investigation/inquiry into the atrocities committed over several years in Guyana, resulting in the deaths of over 400 persons, allegedly by a ‘phantom squad’ headed by Roger Khan in collaboration with elements of the Guyana Police Force,Cheap NFL Jerseys, and sanctioned by senior government officials,NFL Jerseys From China, ought to be conducted by an international body,” Corbin said in a cover letter he presented to the Police with the list.During Khan’s trial, Peter Myers, the co-founder of UK company Smith Myers said a “spy computer” Khan used to carry out his activities was bought by the Guyana government, under the authorisation of Dr Leslie Ramsammy,Cheap Jerseys Authentic, the country’s Health Minister. Ramsammy has categorically denied the allegations. Myers said the intercept equipment is only sold to government.Sean Benfield,Cheap Jerseys Free, a serving member of the Guyana Police Force, was among a group of Khan’s cohorts who were arrested with the computer, along with arms and ammunition, while in a special armour protected vehicle years ago.The Guyana Police Force in mid-October, just after Khan’s sentencing, set up a special investigative team to “enquire into the alleged murders which surfaced during the court hearing for drug dealer Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan.”It was the first major step taken by local law enforcement to address the issue of the alleged crimes Khan committed in Guyana while operating his drug empire.The self-confessed drug trafficker had in a full-page newspaper advertisement stated that he worked along with the security forces in fighting crime during the reign of five prison escapees who brought on the worst spate of violent crimes in the country’s recent history.The Guyana government has denied any links to Khan,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, and has resisted calls for an international probe.“The Government had made it clear that the Guyana Police Force is the agency that is legally responsible for investigating any allegation made against Khan or any other person or persons; we still maintain that position,” Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said in a statement yesterday.He said the government is committed to pursuing anyone engaged in any criminal activity, including drug trafficking and money laundering.During the run-up to his guilty plea in March, US prosecutors had named Khan as the head of the violent ‘Phantom Squad’ it said was responsible for the deaths of some 200 persons.“Those who claim that they have information should reveal this to the Police who will take appropriate action,” Rohee had stated. |
