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Jun 24, 2008 News
The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday issued a correspondence to the Head of State, President Bharrat Jagdeo, calling for an inquiry into the killing of eight miners at Lindo Valley, Berbice River.
According to the party, accusation implicating the security forces in the killing “is most unwarranted at this time, and if not addressed at the highest level, could have dire consequences and implications for the rule of law, the use of the military in civilian law and order operations, the displacement of trust and confidence by the citizenry in the professionalism and integrity of the disciplined forces, and, above all, the undermining of the foundation of Democracy and Human Rights in Guyana.”
It added that, apart from the available details, anecdotal information received from persons resident in the Berbice River and elsewhere raises many questions as to the identity of those responsible for this “atrocity.”
“Coming in the aftermath of the most recent massacres at Lusignan and Bartica, coupled with the need to validate and give due recognition to the role and dedication of the Joint Services and, more particularly, the Guyana Defence Force, during these testing times, I write to urge you to appoint a Commission of Inquiry under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, Chapter 19:03 of the Laws of Guyana, to conduct a forensic investigation into the killings of these miners at Lindo’s Camp. Nothing short, in the opinion of the AFC, would suffice.”
Those murdered at Lindo Valley, some 10 miles from Christmas Falls, are Clifton Wong, 46, of Norton Street, Wortmanville; Dax Arokium, 28, of Crane Place, South Ruimveldt Park; his uncle Cedric Arokium, called Brother, 51; Bonny Harry, 50, of Zorg, Essequibo; Compton Spires, 58, of Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara; Horace Drakes, 36, of De Kenderen, West Coast Demerara; Lancelot Lee, called ‘Piggy’; and a youth who is reportedly from Kwakwani.
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