As the United States of America continues its bombing of suspected narco-trafficking boats offshore Venezuela, Guyana’s Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton has emphasised that the rule of law must prevail.
He said during a press conference on Friday that his party, the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) would find it difficult to support such actions without judicial processes being used.
“The rule of law should prevail, both at the local level and at the international level. I do not think that anybody should be bombed just because they are labeled as narco-traffickers. In fact, I believe that the United States has the capacity to capture them and bring them to trial. But I cannot ever support a situation where a sovereign state bombs people in a another sovereign state over so called drug trafficking. The APNU will have difficulty supporting that,” he said.
He emphasized that the APNU is anti-drug trafficking and wishes to see the illicit activity eliminated, but it must be done within the confines of the law.
More than 20 persons have been killed thus far.
