AFC objects to probe of Linden protests

Ron Somerset

Opposition party AFC yesterday objected to a proposal for the Commission of Inquiry into the July 18 shooting of Linden protestors to include the organisation of the protests, saying that it was unacceptable and an affront to the dead.

As a result, AFC called on the government and APNU, which are finalizing the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the inquiry to rethink the inclusion of such a condition.

“It is of no relevance into the cause of death of Messrs. [Allan] Lewis, [Shemroy] Bouyea and [Ron] Somerset who organized, mobilized or promoted the protest on July 18th 2012,” AFC said in a