Wanted fugitive Rickford Burke is seeking the help of the Alliance for Change (AFC), if it wins the 2025 elections, to have the United States (US) government discontinue investigations into him and another US-based political activist.
The government last year engaged the US Department of Justice for legal assistance to have Burke arrested and prosecuted for inciting ethnic strife and criminal violence in Guyana.
Burke uses his social media platforms to continuously incite racial hostilities, and is even wanted by the Guyana Police Force for extortion.
However, the US-based activist is now seeking the help of the opposition to have the US government discontinue its investigations into him and instead have Attorney General Anil Nandlall prosecuted.
This was expressed during an interview between him and AFC Leader Nigel Hughes last evening on a program hosted by Burke.
Burke asked Hughes if the AFC, should it be elected to office later this year, would notify the US government of its intention to discontinue those investigations into him and another named political activist, and whether the AFC or coalition would seek to have AG Nandlall prosecuted for the “lies and dishonesty” about him.
Hughes, in response, said that the AFC would have to review the positions and requests made to foreign governments and can indicate to those governments that they would like for those investigations to be withdrawn.
Over the years Burke has called for violence and for the Guyanese people to rebel against the PPP government.
He has also maligned Afro-Guyanese for supporting the PPP, referring to them as “house slaves” and “lap dogs”.
Last year, Burke called for the boycott of an Afro-Guyanese business in Brooklyn New York because the proprietor hosted President Irfaan Ali for a meeting with the diaspora.
Despite public condemnation and rejection of Burke’s inciteful commentary, Hughes and other prominent opposition politicians, such as opposition leader Aubrey Norton, have appeared on his show.
