Freedom of expression is constantly being abused

TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor,

Guyana is perhaps one country where freedom of expression is constantly abused despite utterances to the contrary by a bunch of people opposed to the Government.

How can we conclude that there is no freedom of expression when Kaieteur News on a daily basis personally attacks the President, Ministers of the Government and other prominent persons through its columnist Freddie Kissoon and Dem Boys Seh column?

These people do not need a Freedom of Information Act to spread their bile since their arrogance and disrespect for authority has become a daily ritual in the Kaieteur News.

They use guarantee of freedom under the Constitution to malign, slander, incite, spread hate and promote open rebellion, well aware that all freedoms have limitations under the law.

Kissoon, et al should know that such freedom, notwithstanding freedom of movement is no license to trespass, freedom of assembly is no license to riot, loot, burn and rape, freedom of expression is no license for obscenity, and freedom of press is no license to slander, very evident in the Kaieteur News.

Nothing is wrong with exposing immorality and corruption, but castigating the President and Government Ministers not supported by facts borders on contempt and should not be tolerated by any decent minded citizen.

Could Kissoon and his cohorts have expressed such language during the Burnham dictatorship? We all know what happened to Dr Walter Rodney for his excessive use of language, such as the Midas touch.

D Singh

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