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Summary of Response by DSP Turner
10.96.
The following is a summary of DSP Turner’s response:
(i)
There is a strong imputation of bad faith ascribed to the JDF
namely, that the officers of that Force tailored their
statements after seeing the witness statements of the JCF
officers.
(ii)
The Commissioners are accused of “maligning” JCF officers
and DSP Turner “whenever desirable”.
(iii)
The Commissioners unfairly target the JCF officers for
unfavourable comment.
(iv)
There are references to statements of persons not called as
witnesses.
(v)
The Commissioners do not understand the state of affairs
that existed in West Kingston at the time of the State of
Emergency.
(vi)
“The JCF were not the bad guys”.
Commission’s Comments and Findings
10.97.
Much of DSP Turner’s response was premised on an
assumption that the references to “Cheverria” and “sector 1” in
para.10.59 were correct. As we have pointed out above, those
references were erroneous and have been corrected in the final draft of
this Report.
10.98.
To the suggestion that JDF officers may have tailored their
witness statements after sight of those of JCF members, we can only
respond by stressing that at no time was it suggested to witnesses of
the JDF by Counsel for the JCF that such “doctoring” of evidence