{"id":10140,"date":"2025-04-24T13:05:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T18:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/?p=10140"},"modified":"2025-04-28T00:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T05:04:52","slug":"afc-demands-independent-probe-and-removal-of-police-commissioner-following-death-of-andrianna-younge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/?p=10140","title":{"rendered":"AFC Demands Independent Probe and Removal of Police Commissioner Following Death of Adriana Younge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Georgetown, Guyana<br \/>\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE &#8211; to all media<br \/>\nApril 24, 2025<br \/>\n<strong>PRESS RELEASE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AFC Demands Independent Probe and Removal of Police Commissioner Following Death of Adriana Younge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Alliance For Change (AFC) is calling for the immediate removal of the Commissioner of Police, the Commander of Region 3 and an independent investigation into the disturbing events surrounding the disappearance and tragic death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, Adriana was last seen at the Double Day Hotel in Tuschen, West Coast Demerara, and was later found dead under highly suspicious circumstances. The sequence of events and the evolving police narrative raise serious red flags.<\/p>\n<p>AFC Presidential Candidate Nigel Hughes stated:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the police statement is confirmed, then it would seem that, at the highest level, they were part of a conspiracy \u2013 or at the lowest, grossly incompetent. This was a crime scene yesterday, which means they had control of the location through the night. The body could not magically appear in broad daylight. The Police Force has now established a pattern of issuing misleading information to the public. We must begin with the removal of the Commissioner of Police and escalate our call to include the Minister of Home Affairs if accountability is not forthcoming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This situation reflects a growing crisis in public safety and institutional trust. It is not the first time that families, particularly those from marginalized communities, have been left without answers or justice.<\/p>\n<p>The AFC is demanding a live national address from the government and calling for civil society to join in demanding full transparency. Silence and spin are no longer acceptable. Lives are at stake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe grieve with Adriana\u2019s parents, friends, and community,\u201d Hughes continued. \u201cThis is not just about one case. It\u2019s about restoring the rule of law and ensuring our daughters, sisters, and children are protected \u2013 no matter where they come from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The AFC remains committed to its campaign pillars of Clean Governance, Justice for All Communities, and National Unity. Justice delayed is justice denied. Adriana deserves more than our mourning \u2014 she deserves action.<\/p>\n<p>Better Must Come \u2013 United Guyana, Fair and Free.<\/p>\n<p>MEDIA CONTACT:<br \/>\nOffice of Communications<br \/>\nAlliance For Change \u2013 Better Must Come 2025 Campaign<br \/>\nEmail: media@afcguyana.org<br \/>\nPhone: +592 600 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgetown, Guyana FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE &#8211; to all media April 24, 2025 PRESS RELEASE AFC Demands Independent Probe and Removal of Police Commissioner Following Death of Adriana Younge The Alliance For Change (AFC) is calling for the immediate removal of the Commissioner of Police, the Commander of Region 3 and an independent investigation into the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6741,"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":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latestnews"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-09-30-at-5.04.08-PM.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4F7T1-2Dy","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10140"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10143,"href":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10140\/revisions\/10143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}