GEORGETOWN – Invest in Nationhood (WIN) Party has issued a sharply worded statement accusing the government, specifically President Irfaan Ali and Attorney General Anil Nandlall, of launching what it describes as a “relentless and disgraceful” assault on the judiciary following last Friday’s ruling by High Court Justice Gino Persaud.
WIN says the reaction from senior government figures crossed every democratic boundary, claiming their public criticisms represent a direct attack on one of the three constitutional pillars of the State. “The ruling party seems to have forgotten that the legislative, executive, and judicial branches exist under a system of checks and balances,” WIN argued, adding that none of the branches exists to serve as “tools for political revenge or intimidation.”
According to the party, the pattern is now unmistakable: whenever the courts rule against the government, officials move quickly to undermine the judge’s integrity, question the courts’ professionalism, and sow public doubt about the decisions.
WIN warns that such conduct threatens the rule of law itself. “Every time the Executive attacks a judge, they attack the judiciary,” the statement said, calling the trend “unwarranted, undemocratic, and dangerous.” WIN emphasized that if government agencies like the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) disagree with a judgment, the law provides proper avenues for appeal. Public condemnation of judges, the party argued, has no place in a functioning democracy.
Declaring that Guyana “is not a playground for political bullying,” WIN called on the administration to immediately stop what it views as intimidation of the courts and urged a return to respectful engagement with the judicial process. “The independence of our courts is non-negotiable,” the statement concluded. “WIN will continue to defend it.”
