The phone records of Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, and ex-Linden Com-mander Senior Superinten-dent Clifton Hicken will be presented to the commission investigating the July 18 protestor shootings once made available by the two phone networks.
Chairman of the Commis-sion of Inquiry Justice Lensley Wolfe said on Monday that he and the other members of the team have decided to consent to the request by attorney Nigel Hughes, who is representing the AFC and the interest of the three men killed on July 18 at Linden, to have the records.
These are intended to prove whether Hicken and Rohee had spoken shortly before the shooting and killing of Shemroy Bouyea, Ron Somerset and Allan Lewis.
Hughes had last week read out Rohee’s mobile numbers and the numbers of the direct lines to his office and asked Hicken whether he was familiar with them. Hicken said he was not, noting that during cross-examination that he had never spoken to Rohee via cell on July 18 and had taken his orders from acting Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell.
During his testimony, Brumell had earlier admitted that from his experience in the force the Home Minister sometimes has direct contact with ranks. But he said he was unaware of allegations that Rohee gave direction instructions in relation to the shooting and he never investigated the possibility.
