Nothing done to prevent recurrence of Linden protestor deaths

Allan Lewis

Four years after the deaths of three Lindeners, who were shot and killed during a protest action by the residents of the mining town on July 18, 2012, attorney Nigel Hughes has bemoaned the fact that nothing has been done to prevent a recurrence.

“There is nothing to stop a repeat of that event from taking place. Unless we take the lessons and put them into action, and restrain the police from ever again raising any weapon on an innocent citizen, we would have failed those three young men who gave their blood on July 18,” Hughes stressed on Monday, while addressing a large crowd that turned out at the Wismar-Mackenzie Bridge to commemorate the deaths of Shemroy Bouyea, Ron Somerset and Allan Lewis.

Also in attendance were Regional Chairman Renis Morian and his predecessor Sharma Solomon.