450 / 494
449
Appendix “F” (115), Appendix “H” (110). Supt. Michael Phipps gave a figure of
141. See also Chapter5 for a fuller account of the evidence in relation to
firearms recovered.
14.50.
However that may be, when it is remembered that no evidence was
adduced that any member of the security forces testified that any gun was found
in the vicinity of any deceased person, and that there was no evidence of gun
powder residue on the hands of deceased persons who were swabbed, the issue
of the number of guns recovered assumes significant importance. And no guns
were found in the custody of any of the persons arrested or detained.
14.51.
Only 21 firearms were found in Tivoli Gardens according to the
evidence. Most of the weapons were recovered outside of that community and
some considerable time thereafter. The JDF’s situation log mentions that, within
the first 5 days after the operation, 28 guns were found/recovered. So that,
whereas by 27 May, the records of KPH show 70 persons killed (but not all from
the area of operation), on the other hand, by 29 May, only 28 guns had been
recovered.
14.52.
We also think that it is worth mentioning that there is no evidence
of the security forces admitting to killing anyone save and except for a person
shot at the Blood Bank by a soldier. Equally, there is no direct evidence before
us of any criminal gunmen shooting and killing civilians. We saw videos of live
action between criminals and security forces. A terrifying sight. Yet none of the
footage showed any person being actually injured or killed. In fact, no
photographs of bodies
in situ
were tendered.
Evidence of Hamish Campbell
14.53.
Assistant Commissioner of INDECOM, a former Detective Chief
Superintendent of Police in England, testified on 12 February 2016. He had