354 / 494
353
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DSPs. Everton Tabannah and Warren Turner
10.242.
DSP Tabannah was the JCF’s counterpart to Maj. Cheverria
assigned to sector 1. He gave some evidence concerning the matter of
detentions. In evidence-in-chief, he said that he saw no caged area in his
sector. He explained how persons came to be detained as follows:
“Some men were picked up while we were doing searches
and taken to detention. While questioning them, I realised
that they were not from the community.”
10.243.
To Mr. McBean Q.C. in cross-examination, DSP Tabannah said that
those persons “were unable to give a proper account as to where they were from
and there was reasonable cause to believe that they were involved. We picked
up about 15 or 16 who were sent to Hannah Town.” And to Mr. Panton, the
DSP. said –
“I did not record the detention of 15 or 16 persons. It
would have been an oversight.”
DSP Turner said that his officers had nothing to do with detentions. He briefed
them on the criteria for detention, i.e. “reasonable suspicion of shooting at the
police”.
Evidence of JDF
(i)
Lt. Col. Ogilvie
10.244.
Lt. Col. Ogilvie gave interesting evidence. By 12.00 a.m. on
25 May, all of the companies had reported control of Coronation Market, Spanish
Town Road and Marcus Garvey Drive. There was, however, some sporadic hit
and run gunfire from a few areas East of the Market and in Hannah Town and
Denham Town. Lt. Col. Ogilvie said -
“Early next morning a number of young men walked out into
Spanish Town Road, Charles St. and Regent St. saying that
they had nowhere to go. They had come from outside