{"id":20017,"date":"2024-05-29T17:10:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20017"},"modified":"2024-05-29T17:10:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:10:43","slug":"attorney-general-denies-politicalization-of-guyana-defence-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/attorney-general-denies-politicalization-of-guyana-defence-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney General Denies Politicalization of Guyana Defence Force"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Samuel Sukhnandan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attorney General Anil Nandlall has firmly rebutted allegations suggesting that the government is politicizing the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), following claims made by opposition MP Amanza Walton-Desir. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The controversy emerged after President Irfaan Ali shared a convivial moment with senior GDF ranks on his birthday, a gesture captured in photographs and shared on social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walton-Desir criticized this interaction as a form of political manipulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Nandlall dismissed these assertions, highlighting the historical precedent of presidents engaging openly with the GDF. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Samuel-AG-GDF-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that such interactions are not unusual and do not imply political interference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Samuel-AG-GDF-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nandlall underscored the primary duty of the GDF: safeguarding Guyana&#8217;s sovereignty and territorial integrity, with allegiance sworn to the constitution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Samuel-AG-GDF-3.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He affirmed the GDF&#8217;s professionalism and commitment to its core mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contrary to allegations, Nandlall asserted that the GDF is currently at its zenith in professionalism, while the Guyana Police Force (GPF) boasts unprecedented morale and resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These statements aim to allay concerns and uphold the integrity of the armed forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Sukhnandan Attorney General Anil Nandlall has firmly rebutted allegations suggesting that the government is politicizing the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), following claims made by opposition MP Amanza Walton-Desir.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20018,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20017"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20022,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20017\/revisions\/20022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}