Georgetown: The Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI) hearings will continue on May 28, 29 and 30 and June 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, commencing at 09:30h at the Supreme Court Library Building, Victoria Law Courts, Avenue of the Republic and Charlotte Street, Georgetown.
The Commission will comprise of Chairman, Sir Richard Cheltenham, Queen’s Council Jacqueline Samuels-Brown, and Senior Council Seenath Jairam will recommence on May 27.
The purpose of the hearings will be for the Commission to receive testimony and evidence from interested parties to enable it to examine the facts and circumstances immediately prior, at the time of, and subsequent to, the death of Dr Rodney in order to determine, as far as possible, who or what was responsible for the explosion resulting in the death of Dr Walter Rodney; inquire into the cause of the explosion in which Dr Walter Rodney died, whether it was an act of terrorism, and if so, who were the perpetrators; examine the role, if any, which the late Gregory Smith, Sergeant of the Guyana Defence Force, played in the death of Dr Rodney and if so, to inquire into who may have counselled, procured, aided and or abetted him to do so, including facilitating his departure from Guyana after Dr Rodney’s death; examine and report on the actions and activities of the State, such as, the Guyana Police Force, the Guyana National Service, the Guyana People’s Militia and those who were in command and superintendence of these agencies, to determine whether they were tasked with the surveillance of, and the carrying out of, actions, and whether they did execute those tasks and carried out those actions against the political Opposition, for the period January 1, 1978 to December 31, 1980; and examine, review and report on earlier investigations and inquiries done on and into the death of Dr Rodney.
The Commission will be accepting original and follow up statements from interested parties during the life of the Commission and will be setting subsequent hearing dates to facilitate the Commission and attendance of witnesses.
“All persons wishing to testify on these and subsequent hearing dates are asked to submit statements of their intended testimony in writing to the Commission,” a release said.
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