Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said that government is aggressively working to establish its National Intelligence Agency, as well as on installing Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in the city, warning that, in this election year, “shady opposition elements will be monitored”. Rohee made the comments at a news briefing last Friday at his office. He said that, this year, the ministry will aggressively pursue implementation of projects under capital and current programmes of the 2011 budget, as well as push for completion of those projects which have been carried over from the 2010 budget.
These projects, on completion, will further enhance, if not bolster, the country’s public safety and security environment.
He warned that efforts by known and shady elements to disturb the peace and good order of society by undemocratic means and acts of subversion will be monitored closely, and dealt with appropriately within the meaning of the law.
“The Ministry of Home Affairs wishes to assure the general public that it will spare no effort to ensure that their right to live in peace is not disturbed by political malcontents and others with an agenda to promote violence,” Rohee said. “Elections year or, for that matter, in no other year, should there be place for (those) creating fear in our country by resorting to channa bombs, grenades, bomb scares, attempted arson, rumour mongering, or sensational stories in the media.” Earlier this week, President Bharrat Jagdeo had warned that such acts would not be countenanced.