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to have on his/her person during the operation. The key elements of the Orders
were:
(a)
fire only aimed shots;
(b)
fire no more rounds than are necessary; and
(c)
take all reasonable precautions not to injure any person other than the
intended target.
7.77.
We address the use of weapons more fully in subsequent Chapters.
PART 3
(C)
PROVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES
7.78.
We have referred to the JDF’s medical plan for the operation at
para.7.49 above. Thus, we limit the discussion here to the citation of examples
of the plan at work. Mr. Granville Johnson testified about receiving medical
attention from JDF paramedics. He said:
“On 26 May, I came out of the house about 8.00 a.m. I saw
two soldiers clearing up barricades. Pauline and Bertha
went to a gate where the soldiers were by Charles Street
and Bread Lane – about half mile from Tivoli. I raised my
hands above my head and the solders called me over and I
heard people saying they knew me and that I sold coal in
the market. A soldier lifted up my shirt. I told them I got
shot yesterday… He sent me to my gate and made a call on
his cell. A soldier then came with a bag and looked at my
injury. He put medication on my back and dressed the
wound.”
7.79.
Nicola Bryce-Wilson claimed to have been shot in the region of her
left breast and near the instep of her left foot and her left hand was grazed. She
said that a soldier came to her house and “asked for Q-tips and Peroxide. He
cleaned up my injury by the breast”.
Collette Robinson
7.80.
On the other hand, some witnesses stated that they and other
persons did not receive medical care from the security forces. Collette Robinson