An unnamed ex-policeman, described as a former member of a Guyana Police Force “death squad,” is slated to testify on his personal assignments to not only infiltrate the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) but to carry out acts of subterfuge and assassination, the legal counsel for the Commis-sion of Inquiry (CoI) into Dr Walter Rodney’s death announced yesterday.
The commission’s lead counsel Glen Hanoman said yesterday that nine witnesses are slated to testify. He named seven of them. He said that he chose to withhold the names of the other two because they have concerns about their safety and security. He said that one of these unnamed witnesses will testify about his membership in the “death squad” of the Guyana Police Force and surveillance carried out by this squad, including attendance at WPA meetings. Hanoman said the witness will speak of his personal assignment to infiltrate the WPA and to carry out acts of subterfuge and assassination.
He said that the former policeman will also speak of having to report to former Police Commissioner Laurie Lewis, then
