Thirty-three years after he died, the PPP/C government yesterday announced that an international Commission of Inquiry (COI) is to be set up to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of renowned academic and political activist Walter Rodney.
The announcement, which coincided with the 33rd anniversary of Rodney’s death, was made during the sitting of the National Assembly by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, who said that several factors, including the Rodney family’s persistent search for truth, have prompted the decision. For the over 20 years it has been in office, the PPP/C had not yielded to calls for such a probe prior to yesterday.
Hinds noted the failed attempts to provide clarity on the circumstances surrounding Rodney’s death and the torrent of theories which have emerged in the absence of a formal and conclusive investigation. He was optimistic nevertheless that this latest effort would be able to