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Gardens received the services of utility companies but paid no money for them.
According to DCP Hinds, Coke himself collected payment for these services.
Perspective of a Gunman
2.15
Supt. Beau Rigabie on 31 October 2015 produced in evidence a
diary of a gunman, Cedric Murray, alias “Doggie”. Extracts from that diary speak
graphically of Coke and the loyalty that he attracted. Murray was deeply
engaged in the confrontation between the security forces and criminal elements
loyal to Coke, on 24 May 2010. The entry in Murray’s diary for 24 May 2010
states as follows:
“ Invasion of Tivoli Gardens by babylon, the enemy, gunshots rang
out from every corner of West Kingston and other places of K.G.N.
to protect the man Don of all Dons, Christopher Coke, AKA-Dudus.
The security forces murdered and rape the innocent peoples and
torment the peoples for days &nights,this is a wrong that cant be
corrected so many lives for what, just to prove to USA and still
come up empty. The Man they come after is still free and safe, my
Don and friend alway. It was a raging gun battle a day I wont
forget and such tragedy for Jamaica more than 75 people died by
babylon, man, baby and woman, they came in and slaughtered all
those people to catch one man and still did’nt. Because their motive
was all wrong I escape one of the last from where I was under
crazy gun fire, but God, grace, mercy brought me out untouched.
Don is free I will always say Jim Brown, I am loyal to the Coke
family and my gun will always be ready. I may never see my Don
again or maybe years to come. But I will always be there for him.
Dudus is a good man and a gentle man...”
Further, the entry for 22 June 2010 is also illustrative of Murray’s loyalty towards
Coke. He wrote:
“Today Christopher Coke-AKA-Dudus AKA-President, was arrested.
Some say he was on his way to turn himself in but was sidelined. I
am deeply affected but he is still and always will be my Don, I now
wonder with both brothers in Jail and TG in a state of confusion
whats next with babylon, also can me a wanted man ever returned,
who can I trust but still TG, will build back…”