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of executing their mission to gain control of Tivoli Gardens
and related areas in order to execute the warrant of arrest.
Such heavy resistance was encountered by 1JR especially and
significantly delayed Bravo Company under the command of
Maj. Henry.
(c)
Once control of the three sectors was secured, there was little
hostile fire against the security forces. The majority of the
criminal gunmen retreated or escaped.
PART A
RECORD KEEPING
14.4.
As a consequence of the hostilities and as a necessary requirement
of the investigatory process, it was incumbent upon the security forces,
especially the JCF as the civil power, to make and keep records of the operation
in several facets.
Possible Crime Scenes – Mr. Witter’s Concerns
14.5.
At Appendix 30 of his Interim Report, Mr. Witter annexed a letter of
31 May 2010 addressed to ACP Granville Gause, the officer commanding the BSI,
in which he expressed surprise “that, curiously, none of the venues of alleged
killings were being treated as, or as potential crime scenes.” He pointed out
that-
“Undoubtedly, forensic evidence, such as blood or
serosanguineous stains deposited in unsheltered places, will
have been washed away during last weekend’s rainfall. But
the venues included housing blocks inside Tivoli Gardens
itself.”
14.6.
Mr. Witter made the following urgent recommendation -
“that steps be taken to identify and preserve all or all
potential crime scenes to facilitate forensic evaluation. In