311 / 494
310
thought that they were being shot at but he could not identify the
shooters. Then he said –
“We took cover by a building and did not return fire.
We were pinned there for about 4 minutes.”
10.109.
In answer to Mr. Terrence Williams, Sgt. Pratt spoke of
making two entries into Tivoli Gardens. He said that his team’s first
entry was for 6 or 7 minutes. His team’s second entry was “from about
5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.”. He confirmed that it was during his first entry
that they were pinned down for about 4 minutes. As to the second
entry, Sgt. Pratt testified that “the second time that we entered,
we did
not come under fire
”. It is therefore clear from his evidence that the
team was NOT pinned down during the two hour period, viz. 5.30 p.m.
to 7.30 p.m.
10.110.
Discrepancies such as those among DSP Tabannah,
Sgt. Waugh and Sgt. Pratt infect their evidence with a taint of
unreliability and provoke adverse findings against them.
Individuals whose Rights to Life may have been Violated
10.111.
Having regard to our review of the evidence and findings in
relation to civilian fatalities in the preceding Chapter, we are content
here merely to identify those persons, and the dates on which and the
sectors within which, their right to life may have been intentionally
violated.