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at which bodies were found. The Commission has never received any
such information.
Adverse Comment: DSP Everton Tabannah
There is nothing in the responses from DSP Everton Tabannah that has
persuaded us to change our comments about him in this paragraph.
However, having regard to the response from DSP Turner at Appendix
AC7B, the Commission has not pursued its original comment against
him in the draft of para.11.117 above.
11.118.
SSP Budhoo was an unconvincing witness. In answer to
questions put to him by the Chairman, he said that he did not
remember if he spoke to DSP Tabannah to find out whether DSP
Tabannah had carried out his duty of enquiring whether Cons. Maxwell
had recorded the locations of bodies. SSP Budhoo then agreed that it
was crucial to make notations of the locations of bodies and, “that is
why I told Tabannah to do that”, he said. To the next question: “Why
didn’t you follow up if it was so crucial?” SSP Budhoo answered: “I was
basically assisting the Silver Commander on these matters”.
11.119.
We find SSP Budhoo in dereliction of his duties to the
extent that he took no steps in circumstances where, after giving
instructions to DSP Tabannah and Sgt. Waugh concerning the retrieval
of bodies and recording the locations thereof, he did not follow up with
those officers to ensure that his instructions were carried out.
Adverse Comments re: SSP Winchroy Budhoo
11.120.
On 13 April 2016, SSP Winchroy Budhoo was served with a Notice
of “proposed adverse comment” in respect of a draft of para.11.119 (formerly