The law allows publication of the helicopter crash report subject only to such limited and necessary redaction to protect legitimate national security interests

Dear Editor, During the 2026 Budget debate in the National Assembly last week, Minister Deodat Indar stated that the report into the December 2023 Guyana Defence Force helicopter crash would not be released to the public, on the basis that the aircraft was engaged in a military operation. The article The law allows publication of the helicopter crash report subject only to such limited and necessary redaction to protect legitimate national security interests appeared first on Stabroek News.


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