Ram asks Walter Rodney inquiry to summon Corbin, Luncheon

Robert Corbin

Working People’s Alliance (WPA) attorney Christopher Ram has requested that former People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) leader Robert Corbin be summoned to testify at the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the death of Walter Rodney.

Ram also requested that Secretary to the Defence Board Dr Roger Luncheon also appear to give evidence.

His request, made yesterday, came following several mentions of the name ‘R. Corbin’ during the testimony of Lieutenant Colonel Sydney James and it was met with immediate objections by attorney Basil Williams, who is representing the interest of the PNCR before the Commission of Inquiry.

James, head of the army’s G2 branch, was tasked with providing information on the issuances of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) weaponry to external bodies and had stated during Tuesday’s