{"id":5518,"date":"2015-03-11T14:03:53","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T19:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/?p=5518"},"modified":"2015-03-11T14:05:20","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T19:05:20","slug":"apnuafc-condemns-dastardly-assassination-of-courtney-crum-ewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/?p=5518","title":{"rendered":"APNU+AFC condemns dastardly assassination of Courtney Crum-Ewing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GEORGETOWN<\/strong> \u2013 Well-known activist Courtney Crum-Ewing was shot and killed exercising his democratic right while asking people to vote.\u00a0APNU+AFC extends deepest condolences to his family and friends, his mother, his daughter and his partner, most of all. APNU+AFC is committed to ensuring that his killers are brought to justice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Crum-Ewing\u2019s murder has to be considered within the context of increasing attacks on the rights of citizens to express themselves freely and without fear, as well as against the backdrop of an untenable environment of poor citizen security.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Crum-Ewing\u2019s strident activism and his commitment to democracy and justice were carried out with a rare energy.\u00a0 APNU+AFC has lost a tremendous asset and for many a good friend.\u00a0We therefore find it abominable that the Ministry of Home Affairs would put out a press release which includes the following ominous warning and attempt at what can only be described as a bizarre nexus:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ministry notes the deep coincidence between the fatal shooting incident and the earlier swearing in of the new Commissioner of Police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The public need not be reminded that Mr. Crum-Ewing rose to public prominence protesting the retention of Attorney-General Anil Nandlall in office after the AG was recorded warning of similar violent consequences against a leading media house.\u00a0Mr. Crum-Ewing was subject to harassment, threats and unreasonable detention by the Guyana Police Force.\u00a0Now, two days after former President Bharrat Jagdeo mounted a political platform and spouted his divisive and violence-tinged rhetoric, Mr. Crum-Ewing has been killed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>APNU+AFC demands a full and impartial investigation into the murder of Courtney Crum-Ewing along with independent observation of the post-mortem.\u00a0The longer his killers escape justice, the greater an indictment of the PPP\u2019s failure to keep this society secure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, to the citizens of Guyana, we appeal for you to be both resolute and reasoned in your condemnation of the impunity with which human rights abuses are carried and condoned under the PPP.\u00a0 Resist this dastardly and cowardly act of provocation. APNU+AFC appeals for calm in this trying time. On May 11 Guyana will be delivered from this evil which stalks Guyana. Vote for change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-ENDS-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contacts: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Archer \u2013 685 8546<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cathy Hughes \u2013 623 8924<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Imran Khan \u2013 686 8179<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GEORGETOWN \u2013 Well-known activist Courtney Crum-Ewing was shot and killed exercising his democratic right while asking people to vote.\u00a0APNU+AFC extends deepest condolences to his family and friends, his mother, his daughter and his partner, most of all. APNU+AFC is committed to ensuring that his killers are brought to justice. &nbsp; Crum-Ewing\u2019s murder has to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pressreleases"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/APNUAFClogoFINAL320x320.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4F7T1-1r0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5518"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5519,"href":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5518\/revisions\/5519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}