Prisoner questioned about inconsistencies in evidence to Rodney inquiry

Allan Gates

With his criminal records tendered as evidence, former policeman and current prisoner Robert Allan Gates yesterday faced questions about the inconsistencies in his testimony before the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the death of historian Dr Walter Rodney.

At Monday’s hearing, Gates had claimed that the then government had plotted to kill six persons, including Rodney, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine and other members