Thugs capitalize on Linden protest

The Public Works Ministry is waiting for the unrest in Linden to revert to normalcy before restoring vital infrastructure such as roads that have been damaged by protestors.

But there are those who are using the protest and mistrust between police and residents to achieve personal agenda. There are reports that commuters travelling from Kwakwani to Georgetown via the trail are being bullied and robbed by persons posing as protestors.
Apparently, the fake “protestors” have placed huge logs and other materials across the road blocking the passage of vehicles on the trail aback Bosai. Passengers are forced to pay $5,000 to walk out of the stretch into populated Linden. Some passengers were robbed of their valuables.

According to Transport and Hydraulics Minister, Robeson Benn, this is an undesirable situation and Government will be teaming up the police to ensure the safe passage of vehicles and passengers.
He said that employees of the Public Works Ministry were assaulted by protestors. “The men were hauled out their machinery- low bed and truck- and assaulted. The protestors destroyed the equipment. The driver of the front end loader retreated,” Benn said.
Benn stressed that the loss of the equipment was regrettable but the loss of lives is a greater issue. He assured that Government is looking to restore normalcy to the community.