State surveillance of opposition among areas for examination during Walter Rodney inquiry

Jacqueline Samuels-Brown

Possible state surveillance of the political opposition from 1978 to 1980 is among the main areas for examination during the impending inquiry into the death of political activist Dr Walter Rodney.

The Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the 1980 murder of Rodney could begin in another six to eight weeks as work is currently being done to make contact with persons who may have to testify.

Stabroek News has learned that after meeting with officials of the commission’s s  secretariat, the three members of the commission, who were sworn in last week, have left the country and will return when planned public hearings are due to begin.

Over the next few weeks, the secretariat will be working on getting in touch with witnesses and