President Irfaan Ali has said that the government has commenced compensating the Mon Repos Market vendors who were looted, assaulted and had their property destroyed during Tuesday’s protest calling for justice for 23-year-old Quindon Bacchus.
Bacchus, a father of one, was killed during an alleged shootout with the GPF on June 10 at the Haslington New Scheme, ECD. He was allegedly the subject of a police sting operation which went awry.
The protest started at Golden Grove and mushroomed down the East Coast corridor, on Tuesday, where it became fiery and violent. The protestors blocked off the road in several villages and lit debris to prevent the movement of traffic. Mon Repos was the last village they entered and the situation turned violent.