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each sector may be seen as a measure of the degree of armed
resistance to entry by the security forces.
6.54.
The substantial armed resistance to the security forces
affected all time-sensitive activities related to Coke’s arrest. It
prevented the establishment of a cordon around Tivoli Gardens to
prevent Coke’s escape. It delayed house to house searches within the
community. And it provided time within which Coke could make good
his escape from Tivoli Gardens.
6.55.
Resistance to the arrest of Coke with a view to his
extradition was transformed into an occasion of open, violent
opposition and resistance to the State and its law enforcement officers
by a large number of gunmen.