By: Travis Chase | HGP Nightly News|
PPP uses corruption as a “sword of Damocles,” says Opposition Leader
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton, has launched a blistering attack on the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), accusing it of deliberately protecting a prominent Guyanese auto dealer now at the centre of a widening luxury-car racket that has allegedly scammed multiple unsuspecting citizens.
Norton, speaking to reporters, said he believes the government has no intention of launching a credible investigation, arguing that the individual at the heart of the racket is “politically protected, seemingly untouchable, and closely aligned to powerful officials.”
“I am not aware that the government has begun an investigation—and I don’t expect them to. The people you are talking about are close to the PPP.”
— Aubrey Norton, PNCR Leader
According to Norton, the long-running VIN-tampering and duty-evasion network, which investigators say spans multiple jurisdictions, could not have operated at such scale without political cover.
He argued that the scheme—now under the scrutiny of Operation Project Myra—has unearthed falsified import documents, downgraded high-end vehicles, and suspected multi-billion-dollar revenue losses, yet the administration remains conspicuously silent.
“Once those involved continue to be close to and supportive of the PPP, the party will have no interest in getting to the bottom of the problem. They have no interest in solving it.”
— Norton
PPP/C Silence is “Strategic,” Not Accidental — Norton
With new evidence emerging almost daily, Norton insists that the government’s refusal to act is deliberate.
He drew parallels to the highly publicized extradition saga involving businessman Azruddin Mohamed, arguing that the PPP/C only becomes aggressive when their associates “step out of line.”
“The PPP thrives on having corrupt people around them so they can use their corruption as a sword of Damocles to keep them in line. The problem only comes when they step out of line.”
— Norton
The PNCR Leader says the scandal is now too large, too entrenched, and too politically contaminated to be genuinely investigated by domestic institutions.
He reaffirmed the Opposition’s position that only an independent, external investigation can restore public trust.
