ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən lˈiːdɚ tʃˈɛdi dʒˈæɡən ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tə sˈɛnd tˈuː ʌv hɪz ˌæmɚɹˈɪndiən pˌɜːsənˈɛl tə ðə ɹˈiːdʒən ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ əbzˈɜːv pˈɑːsᵻbəl ɐtɹˈɑːsᵻɾiz, bˌʌt ðeɪ wɜː hˈɛld æt ðɪ ˈɛɹfiːld lˈɛθəm baɪ dʒˌiːdˌiːˈɛf tɹˈuːps ænd flˈoʊn bˈæk tə dʒˈɔːɹdʒtaʊn.
Opposition leader Cheddi Jagan attempted to send two of his Amerindian personnel to the region in order to observe possible atrocities, but they were held at the airfield Lethem by GDF troops and flown back to Georgetown.