PNC and PPP treatment of foes

Nov 15, 2026 Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column

(Kaieteur News) – Currently, the headlights are on the trials of Opp Leader, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed. Trials before the bar, trials behind bars. Those newer to Guyana may think this is unprecedented. Unfortunately, there’s a history; ugly, bloody history. Both the PNC and PPP have targeted their opponents; unleashed many weapons to remove them from competition, or erase them permanently from this earth.

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Most Guyanese can recall Dr. Walter Rodney, and how he was blasted out of this vale. A tragedy of national proportions, one that may have changed the course of Guyana’s history. Dr. Rodney’s fight against dictatorship and gruesome passing are remembered with regret. But how many Guyanese know of Fr. Bernard Darke, SJ., and how he was cut down? A Roman Catholic priest in protest, part of the struggle against tyranny, a fighter for social justice, whose name is written in blood on the pages of Guyana’s history. A scholar and a preacher among Guyana’s pantheon of heroes, who had the ultimate sacrifice thrusted upon them. From a WPA perspective, they would rank high in its parade of heroes, those shattered by a violent, vicious ruling PNC dictatorship.