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WHile I'm not a big proponent of Commsion of Inquiries, I can't understand why the JLP has been calling for the Finsac enquiry and then to say the They don't support one for the Tivoli incursion....IS he serious..Mi lose big time off Andrew and this one and this is straight politics.....Guess that's that..Andrew is no different than the lot of them...I see the some are pretty quiet on this one..
Opposition Leader not in support of Tivoli Commission of Enquiry10:05 pm, Wed May 1, 2013
Andrew Holness - Opposition Leader
Opposition Leader Andrew Holness is not in support of the establishment of a Commission of Enquiry to examine what happened during the Jamaican security forces operation in Tivoli Gardens and adjoining communities in May 2010.
Mr. Holness, speaking with host Dionne Jackson Miller on Television Jamaica's 'All Angles' on Wednesday evening, argued that a Commission of Enquiry was not necessary. He suggested that the people most directly affected by the Tivoli incursion would be better served by a process of restorative justice and monetary compensation from the State.
The issue was raised in light of the recommendation made by Public Defender Earl Witter in his report to Parliament on Wedesday. Mr. Witter, having spent almost three years conducting his own investigation and report on the incursion and its aftermath, suggested, as one of his principal recommendations, the establishment of a Commission of Enquiry.
The Tivoli security operation, carried out to capture the fugitive, Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, who was wanted in the United States on an extradition warrant, took place during the administration of the Jamaica Labour Party government, led at the time by Prime Minister Bruce Golding.
Under intense public pressure in the lead-up to and after the May 2010 security operation, Mr. Golding left office in late 2011 and was succeeded as JLP Leader and Prime Minister by Mr. Holness. Mr. Holness led the JLP to defeat in the general election, held on December 29, 2011.
Opposition Leader not in support of Tivoli Commission of Enquiry10:05 pm, Wed May 1, 2013
Andrew Holness - Opposition Leader
Opposition Leader Andrew Holness is not in support of the establishment of a Commission of Enquiry to examine what happened during the Jamaican security forces operation in Tivoli Gardens and adjoining communities in May 2010.
Mr. Holness, speaking with host Dionne Jackson Miller on Television Jamaica's 'All Angles' on Wednesday evening, argued that a Commission of Enquiry was not necessary. He suggested that the people most directly affected by the Tivoli incursion would be better served by a process of restorative justice and monetary compensation from the State.
The issue was raised in light of the recommendation made by Public Defender Earl Witter in his report to Parliament on Wedesday. Mr. Witter, having spent almost three years conducting his own investigation and report on the incursion and its aftermath, suggested, as one of his principal recommendations, the establishment of a Commission of Enquiry.
The Tivoli security operation, carried out to capture the fugitive, Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, who was wanted in the United States on an extradition warrant, took place during the administration of the Jamaica Labour Party government, led at the time by Prime Minister Bruce Golding.
Under intense public pressure in the lead-up to and after the May 2010 security operation, Mr. Golding left office in late 2011 and was succeeded as JLP Leader and Prime Minister by Mr. Holness. Mr. Holness led the JLP to defeat in the general election, held on December 29, 2011.
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