The further examination of inmate Owen Belfield by the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) established to investigate the March 3, prison unrest, which saw 17 inmates perishing as a result of a fire, was yesterday deferred.
The deferral was as a result of Belfield travelling for a court hearing in Linden, scheduled for today.
The CoI was informed that another prisoner would be giving testimony in place of Belfield, but word later came that that inmate was ill.
As a result, instead testimony yesterday saw deliberation on the 28 applications submitted last week by the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) within chambers. These applications had requested documents and records in the care of the Guyana Prison Service to be made available to the Commission. These
