REFERRING to the claims made by Guyanese drug trafficking accused Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan’s lawyer during the ongoing case in the United States of America (USA) that the accused received the permission from the Government of Guyana to purchase spy equipment, President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday that his Government has nothing to hide and has therefore requested information from the USA on the equipment.

The Guyanese Leader was at the time addressing the media at a press conference he hosted at the Office of the President.

“We’ve also requested information on Roger Khan’s alleged killing of 200 persons…when I spoke with the Commissioner of Police he said they are in possession of the equipment and that it never worked,” the President said.

The President echoed earlier statements by his administration that it is not the Government of Guyana that gives permission for the export of sensitive technology from the USA, but rather it is the US Government.

“If it is sensitive technology then it has to be classified by the US Government not by the Government of Guyana, so if someone has to export sensitive equipment then he/she will have to seek permission from the US Government who has classified this so it doesn’t make sense, the allegation that Government of Guyana gave permission,” he added.

The President reiterated that he has sought assistance from the US Government on the matter but noted that what is occurring is based largely on allegations from the Defense Counsel for Roger Khan.

In terms of the accusation that the accused killed 200 persons in Guyana, the President said that ‘similarly we are working on allegations from the prosecution for Roger Khan’.

“We don’t have any hard evidence but because these matters have become issues of public concern and because these cases are tried in the public we have nothing to hide, we have requested the information and whatever the response is it would be made available to the public so this is quite clear,” President Jagdeo underscored.