Even as the incumbent People’s Progressive Party (PPP) condemns the Opposition for its purported “link to the underworld,” and criminal elements of Suriname, it is still to be determined whether the government will review its present relationship with Suriname.Just about two weeks ago, a delegation from Guyana—including the Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, the Commissioner of Police (ag), Leroy Brumell, and the then Chief-of-Staff Gary Best, travelled to Suriname to strengthen bilateral ties on security issues.Upon return, the many benefits of the visit were valued enough that a press conference was held in its honour.It was noted that the trip was not one in isolation but was one in many that came as a result of a long standing project called the Jagdeo-Bouterse initiativeThen came the more recent events that unfolded. A Dutch newspaper published that Suriname’s President, Desi Bouterse, (while an opposition Member of Parliament) was allegedly in close contact with convicted Guyanese drug baron,Wholesale Jerseys Authentic, Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan.According to the Dutch publication, a diplomatic message to the US State Department released by Wikileaks accuses?Bouterse’s son,? Dino,Authentic MLB Jerseys Online, of being? involved in weapons smuggling between Guyana and Suriname. The Diplomatic note states that young Bouterse had travelled with a sports team to Buxton and it was believed that weapons were taken to the Guyanese village of Buxton at that time.PPP at a press conference yesterday sought to link PNC, the main political party in the APNU coalition to criminal elements during the 2002-2006 crime wave.The PPP yesterday distanced itself from criminal elements while maintaining that there is a direct link between the Opposition and criminal gangs and activities.PPP Central Committee Member and Attorney General Anil Nandlall during the party’s weekly press conference yesterday said that his party “maintains resolutely that there is a connection between criminals and politicians….political leaders in the opposition.”“We already know of the historical connections between main political actors in the oppositions and their links with the criminal underworld.”Nandlall went as far to point to the funeral of criminal mastermind Linden London aka “Blackie” which was taken over by the PNC, resulting in the draping of his coffin with the national flag.He said, however, whether these revelations would affect the current good relations the two countries share in border security and trade among others,Cheap Jerseys From China, will need to be discussed at the Governmental level.Confronted with the “fact” that Roger Khan stated that he worked with the PPP,NFL Jerseys China, Nandlall said he don’t know about that.Further asked to defend testimonies during Khan’s trials that noted his links to the PPP,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Nandlall went mum.When questioned whether it was fair to associate the political opposition alone with criminal elements, when the PPP itself was linked, the Party’s General Secretary, Clement Rohee said, “We have no historical link with criminal enterprises,” adding that “the PPP supporters are mostly the victims of the onslaught.”Rohee called on the Opposition to move away from its approach of placing blame on the PPP whenever evidence is provided that links the opposition with criminals.“The PPP has a clean track record… I would dismiss out of hand any attempt to associate the PPP with any criminal activity” he said.He concluded that attempts to associate the PPP with criminal elements are only speculations. But there was shard evidence that former Home Affairs Minister Ronald Gajraj was identified as leader of the criminal gang,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, the Phantom, responsible for the death of hundreds of people.Gajraj’s phone records revealed his direct contact with criminal elements. He was recorded as providing a known gunman a weapon’s upgrade even after that gunman had killed a vendor over $20.The evidence was so overwhelming that the United States and Canada revoked visas to Gajraj and his wife. The revocation now means that Gajraj, who is now Guyana’s High Commissioner to India, must travel the long way to reach his destination.