– GPP says police must work independent of Govt. mastersThe handling of the motor vehicle accident involving the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President, Dr. Nanda Gopaul,Cheap China Jerseys, is an illustration of why there is need for change now in Guyana.This is according to the Guyana Peoples Partnership, a fledgling party keen on contesting the 2011 election.“How can we build a society where there is respect by all for the rule of law but so-called top officials in the society, who should be setting the example, engage in behaviours that are wrong in law and harmful to the society, yet get away with…turning of a blind eye by the police?”The party questions why was the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President allowed to “drive” himself from the scene of the accident before a breathalyzer test was administered to him when it was clear to the witnesses on the scene that he had been drinking alcohol and appeared to be under the influence.Office of the President’s Permanent Secretary Nanda Gopaul “Also why was he allowed to drive away from the scene of the accident before the police had completed their accident investigation: measurement, statements from the parties involved. Is this going to be the new protocol for all motor vehicle accidents in Guyana?”The Permanent Secretary of the Office of the President has agreed to pay for a replacement vehicle for the one he destroyed and to pay an additional sum as compensation to the victims of this vehicular collision.According to the party, “Some may say that that closes this matter…However, is there not a charge of driving under the influence to be laid on the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President?”The party also questions if this is the new protocol in Guyana where the police are not going to be laying charges against drivers for driving under the influence,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, “in spite of all the hype surrounding the introduction of breathalyzer testing in Guyana and the money spent buying testing equipment, training police personnel,China NFL Jerseys, and passing the necessary legislation?”The party asked, “if it was our wife, or sister,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, or mother would we have been so unconcerned,Wholesale Stitched Jerseys, especially if instead of only being thrown several yards following the impact of Dr Gopaul’s vehicle and being hospitalised,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, we were hearing that she was dead?”The GPP called on the Police Force to do their work independently of government masters.