As for the letters, we have received more supporting the Phantom
squad than opposing it. Not all have been published. It
is not our practice to join issue with every letter we disagree with.
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-- Should anything happen to me and my family, these media houses would be culpable for the consequences.
The following is the full text of the statement issued yesterday by Health
Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy:
I have
read media reports on legal proceedings in the USA, in which false allegations
were made against me by a witness.
These allegations are a grave attack on my character and also place my life and the lives of family members at great risk.
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I note the
frenzy with which certain sections of the media have sensationalized the story
and present the allegations as facts.
Should
anything happen to me and my family, these media houses would be culpable for
the consequences.
The stories being peddled in the media are baseless, false and wicked, and are an egregious figment of someone’s wild imagination in order to make me a “fall guy” in the unfolding court drama.
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I first
read of the death of Mr. Waddell in the newspapers. I never was informed by
anyone either at the hospital or outside of the hospital about the fact that Mr.
Waddell was shot and was at the hospital.
Indeed, I
was indisposed and busy making arrangements for the funeral of my father at the
time.
At no time
have I provided guidance to doctors about how to treat any person.
I have
never instructed any doctor on how to deal with any patient at any time, from
the first day of my appointment as Minister of Health to now.
No doctor
or health care provider can ever say that I have ever instructed him or her on
how to deal with any patient.
Thus, the
allegation that Mr. Roger Khan spoke to me that night is pure fiction. I am not
in a position to say what happened that night in Georgetown.
I was not
in contact with any person linked to the death of Mr. Waddell that night. I
cannot say if anyone told one or more persons that he or she was calling me or
not.
I do not
know the witness who testified in the US court, but I never discussed any matter
with Mr. Khan. I never discussed with anyone anything related to Mr. Khan, then
or now. During that period many persons would meet me, as they did with any
prominent Guyanese, but I only meet persons at my office who want to discuss
matter related to my Ministry.
I never
met with Mr. Khan and Mr. Vaughn, the named witness at my Ministry or in Bel Air
Park, nor did they get any assistance from me on behalf of my Government, as
alleged or at all.
The
Government of Guyana appointed me as the Minister of Health and the PPP/C
appointed me as a Member of Parliament.
Though I
was always concerned about the well-being and safety of all citizens, as I still
do, security matters were not within my remit, then or now.
These
stories emanating from the USA courts, are absurd, malicious and mischievous and
are being sensationalized at my expense.
I am not
on trial. I can only say that the so-called witness is trying to frame me and to
make me a target for sinister reasons.
His
allegations are harmful, not only to my character as an honest, law-abiding
citizen and a very hard worker, but also place me at great risk.
I will
continue to do my work with the same energy and high level of competence that I
am known for. I will continue to serve my country and my sisters and brothers to
the best of my ability.
Dr. Leslie Ramsammy
Thursday, July 30, 2009