GOVERNMENT OF GUYANA STATEMENT
The Government of Guyana is in receipt of the shocking news that two Guyanese Mr. Abdul Kadir and Russel De Freitas were arrested and charged for conspiring to commit terrorism at the John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airport.
Contrary to reports, Mr. Kadir is not nor was he ever a Government of Guyana official. He served as a Parliamentarian for the opposition, People’s National Congress Reform, PNCR in the eighth Parliament of Guyana.
These two along with others were planning to blow-up a jet fuel supply pipeline that feeds from the state of New Jersey to the JFK Airport, as well as fuel storage tanks at the said airport.
The Government of Guyana is a partner in the fight against global terrorism and will cooperate will all countries in pursuance of this objective.
This latest development brings into sharper focus the need for greater cooperation among countries in the fight against international terrorism.
The Government of Guyana reiterates its principled position that the fight against international terrorism is for the benefit of all mankind.
June 2, 2007
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