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police officers were masked and had come in the armoured vehicle. The
shootings took place between 3.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. “or possibly later”.
9.118.
Soldier #3 said that he reported the incidents to a L/Cpl.
9.119.
To Mrs. Neita-Robertson, Soldier #3 described the caged area as
“an open concrete area”. He denied collaborating with Soldier #1 even though
there were certain similarities in their statements. He said that the lady ran
towards the young boys bawling. The two young boys were killed outside a
house, to the rear. There was barbed wire at the caged area. He explained to
Mr. Terrence Williams that the barbed wire was “rolled up razor wire on the
ground”.
9.120.
Soldier #3 answered Lord Gifford to say that one of the policemen
was about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and “fired his rifle in a left-handed manner”. He
did hear a soldier say: “Better we cut, cause we ain’t in nothing with them
police”. Soldier #3 was also cross-examined by Mr. Michael Williams and he
maintained that the first young man was shot in the presence of detainees. The
second young man asked why the first man was shot when he was unarmed.
The third man did not have his hands tied behind his back.
9.121.
Soldier #3 said that the policeman who shot the civilians continued
to search with JDF officers after the killings. Soldier #3 said that he expressed
his disquiet about what he had seen because “it is standard operating procedure”
to report up the chain of command.
FINDINGS
9.122.
We find the evidence of Soldiers #1 and #3 credible. Both
witnesses testified that, before the end of May 2010, they gave
statements to the Legal Officer of the JDF and reported what they had
seen to a L/Cpl as required by the protocols of the chain of command.