Bystander Michael Roberts, who was shot in the mouth on July 18 last year near the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge during clashes between police and protestors, should receive $1.5 million for his injuries, which left him unable to work, the Linden Commis-sion of Inquiry (COI) has recommended.
Roberts is among several persons, including protestors, who were injured during the protest and for whom compensation packages have been proposed in the final report of the COI, which was charged with making recommendations for compensation where necessary for injury, loss or damage as a consequence of the events of July 18, 2012.
The commission found the police responsible for the deaths of Ron Somerset, 18,
