Social commentator GHK Lall is questioning the timing of the dramatic breakthrough in the investigation into the execution-style murder of gold dealer and biker Ricardo “Paper Shorts” Fagundes, suggesting that after more than five years of apparent inactivity, the case suddenly regained momentum only after political controversy engulfed President Irfaan Ali’s multi-billion-dollar ranch.

In his op-ed “The Sequence Enlightens, The Story Darkens,” published today by Village Voice News, Lall argues that the chronology of recent events raises troubling questions about the administration of justice, urging Guyanese to focus not only on what has happened, but when it happened.

“I urge my fellow Guyanese: the sequence, study the sequence,” Lall wrote. “There’s the rich story.”