See full release from the Guyana Police Force following the travel restriction placed on Opposition Member or Parliament, David Patterson:
The Guyana Police Force would like to apologise to Member of Parliament Mr. David Patterson, whose name inadvertently remained on an Immigration Department’s watchlist. Mr Patterson’s name was placed on the watchlist in July 2023 during an ongoing investigation by the police into an accusation of indecent exposure.
The Guyana Police Force has internal SOPs to deal with such issues, and a full probe is underway by the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) as to why Mr Patterson’s name was not removed earlier from the list.
Mr Patterson’s name has since been removed from the watchlist.
