Evidence points to Burnham gov’t role in Walter Rodney’s death – lawyer tells inquiry

As the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the death of Dr Walter Rodney began its final hearings yesterday, the attorney for Donald Rodney, brother of the deceased, submitted that there was compelling evidence that the Forbes Burnham-led PNC government was responsible for the politician’s June 13, 1980 death.

Keith Scotland submitted that there was and is clear and compelling evidence beyond a balance of probability that there was state involvement in the terrorisation of opposition members, which was not confined