Linden inquiry’s findings to be based solely on evidence

Members of the Commission of Inquiry and some of the support staff: From left are Hugh Denbow; Senior Counsel K.D. Knight, of Jamaica; Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal, of Trinidad and Tobago; former Chief Justice of Jamaica Lensley Wolfe; Justice of Appeal Claudette Singh; Ronald Burch-Smith; and Ganesh Hira.

The outcome of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the July 18, 2012 Linden protestors’ shooting will be based solely on the evidence provided, Chairman and former Chief Justice of Jamaica Lensley Wolfe said yesterday.

“We, as commissioners, we are not going to prejudge any situation. We will make our decision based upon the evidence and the evidence alone,” Wolfe told a press conference that was held to give an update on the work of the commission, which will inquire and report on the circumstances surrounding the shooting to death of Allan Lewis, Ron Somerset, Shemroy Bouyea and the injury of several others at the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge.

The commission is made up of Wolfe, Senior Counsel K.D Knight, both of Jamaica, Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal of Trinidad and Tobago and Justice of Appeal Claudette Singh and former Chancellor of the