NDM Press Release Re Political Response to Death of Mario Deane -12!08!2014
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8/11/2019 NDM Press Release Re Political Response to Death of Mario Deane -12!08!2014
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National emocratic MovementThe Trade Centre, 30-32 Red Hills Road, Unit 9
Kingston 10, Jamaica W.I. Tel: 876-906-8485
[email protected]|www.ndmj.org
PRESS RELEASE! PRESS RELEASE! PRESS RELEASE!
Re: Political Responses to the Killing of Mario Deanne at Montego Bay Police Station
12th
August 2014
NDM President Peter Townsend has condemned the killing of Mr. Mario Deane a Jamaican citizenof St. James at a Montego Bay Police Station after being arrested over an allegation regarding aganja spliff.
The NDM President has expressed shock and outrage at the killing of yet another Jamaican in thecare of (agents of the) state and begs to differ with Justice Minister Mark Golding's view that themain issue in this latest dastardly and draconian act of the police is about the need for ganja lawreforms but is rather of the view that the issue goes beyond a ganjaspliff and speaks more ofcontinued police excesses and an abusive, uncaring culture practised by successive governments.
The NDM condemns the both the Government and the Opposition for the hypocritical, self-servingphoto opportunity statements in their effort to use another unnecessary Jamaicans death to try toshow they care.
The NDM says that these State abuses have a very long history, going back to the politicallymotivated 1976 State of Emergency and the introduction of the Suppression of Crime Act, whichgave the police the most atrocious powers to abuse the Jamaican people - A most despicable pieceof legal parliamentary abuse of power which extended over both the PNP and the JLPadministrations.
The NDM is of the view that a change of attitude and behaviour of police personnel is necessary tobring a halt to the wanton abuse of our citizens and further called for fundamental changes to thepolice force: Cultural, organisational/structural - which includes reorientation; renaming of the police(from forceto service); recruitment of new and better educated members who will be trained inforensics and intelligence gathering; The appointment and reporting of the Police Commissioner byand to Parliament rather than to a Minister (as in the cases of INDECOM, the Electoral Commissionand Political Ombudsman).
Contact:Peter TownsendPresident318 4802
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