PRODUCE THE EVIDENCE MR.PRESIDENT

THE 592 GUARDIAN♦ ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNALISM 

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

This commentary is a collaboration between Transparency Institute Guyana (TIGI), Rescue Guyana, and The 592 Guardian. It is a public service appeal in the interest of equity and fairness at a critical moment when Guyana’s investment profile is under close scrutiny. We call for urgent, transparent action to protect the nation’s reputation and the public trust.

Mr. President: Produce the Evidence — Let Transparency Protect Our Future

Guyana stands at an inflection point. New wealth, vast opportunity, and global scrutiny have placed our nation under a microscope. That is why the recent LOO expose — and the President’s reported claim that he possesses documents to rebut it — cannot be allowed to drift into opaque denials and partisan debate. The stakes are too high. The public deserves answers; investors deserve clarity; the rule of law deserves the chance to do its work.

If President Irfaan Ali indeed holds documents that disprove or contextualize the allegations, the responsible and patriotic course is straightforward: submit them for independent forensic verification. To withhold or to obscure facts is to invite suspicion, to corrode institutional trust, and to make Guyana a riskier place for credible capital. Worse, opacity opens a door to malign actors who profit from secrecy.

We therefore issue this public challenge, on behalf of Transparency Institute Guyana (TIGI), Rescue Guyana, and The 592 Guardian: present the documents. Deliver originals or certified copies to TIGI for immediate, supervised forensic review. If certain materials are claimed confidential, provide the legal basis and allow TIGI secure access to assess authenticity.

Beyond documents, the LOO’s reporting raises allegations of coercion by phone that may amount to criminal conduct. If there is any truth to those claims, they must be investigated promptly. We ask the President — and the other party implicated — to release or permit inspection of relevant call and text logs covering the period in question, or to provide them to TIGI under a secure, legally compliant process.

Call for independent verification
We propose TIGI be empowered to conduct a thorough forensic analysis — metadata, chain of custody, and alteration testing — supported, if necessary, by mutually agreed international experts. Let Transparency International or comparable bodies assist where technical or reputational independence is needed. The findings should be published in full so the public and investors can judge for themselves.

Protecting investment, protecting democracy
Investor confidence rests on predictable institutions and honest governance. Unanswered allegations against the presidency risk not only reputational damage but real economic harm: legitimate investors will hesitate; the wrong actors may be drawn to exploit uncertainty.

Legal respect, not political theatre
We acknowledge privacy concerns and legitimate legal limits. This appeal is not a demand for sensational exposure but a call for lawful, measured transparency. If legal restrictions prevent public release, create a secure, limited-access review that still delivers independent verification and a public summary of findings.

What justice looks like
If the documents and communications vindicate the President, a full public clarification and restoration of reputation should follow, with assurances to prevent similar doubts in future. If they do not, political accountability and legal processes should proceed without obstruction.

A civic duty
At moments like this, civic actors must act as custodians of the public interest. Our organizations stand ready to cooperate with state institutions, the DPP, and forensic experts to ensure a process that is fair, timely, and final.
The choice is clear. Produce the evidence. Let independent experts examine it. Allow the truth to steer our nation’s future — not rumor, not secrecy, and not fear.
Signed,
Transparency Institute Guyana (TIGI)
Rescue Guyana
The 592 Guardian