A total of $8 million has been recommended as compensation for the relatives of the three men who were fatally shot last July during clashes between police and protesters in Linden.
Calling the compensation a favour rather than a legal obligation, the commissioners also recommended varying sums for several persons who were injured as well as others who suffered losses. “In making our recommendations we considered all the circumstances in which persons suffered losses,” the report by the Linden Commission of Inquiry which was handed over to President Donald Ramotar on Thursday, said. The report has not been officially released to the media. Part of its mandate included making
