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Aug 01, 2012 News
A meeting between Region Ten Chairman, Sharma Solomon, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC), to arrive at solutions for Linden yesterday, failed to make progress.
During a press conference yesterday, AFC and Solomon also upped demands for international experts to be made part of a Commission of Inquiry that has been announced by government in the July 18th shootings of Linden protestors.
Following the meeting with President Ramotar on the developments pertaining to the two weeks of protest in Linden, the AFC and APNU both said that they were disappointed to see the Private Sector Commission at the meeting when trade unions and other stakeholders were excluded.
This was disclosed at a press conference yesterday at the Side Walk Café.
The meetings with the President were part of attempts to find resolutions, following the killings of three Linden men who were shot dead in clashes with Guyana Police Force ranks. Several other persons were injured after being shot by pellets and live rounds.
Lindeners are protesting an increase in electricity tariff.
The three Lindeners are to be buried today on Emancipation Day at the Bamia Cemetery, Region 10. A procession will be led from the Square of the Revolution at 08:30hrs from where the bodies will be taken to Linden.
According to Solomon, the meeting with the President was a continuance of an adjourned meeting held last Monday with regard to issues advanced to the government. He noted that this dealt with the suspension in the increase in tariffs. This Friday there will be another meeting to determine the fruition of various agreements.
AFC executive member, Nigel Hughes, said that the Commission of Inquiry that is to be established to investigate the shootings should be comprised of experts on human rights law, an expert of crowd management and control, experts on the use of firearms and deadly weapons and one on law enforcement.
He is insisting that these experts be drawn from the Caribbean and other international communities.
The AFC believes that a preliminary investigation with international participants should precede the Commission of Inquiry to which both A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Government have agreed. Hughes has already sought the services of an international forensics expert to assist on behalf of the families of the victims.
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