Report Police Atrocities To The Public Defender
Jamaica’s Public Defender, Earl Witter, is advising persons who have witnessed or experienced police excesses or atrocities to contact his office by calling 922-7109 or 922-8256. The Office of the Public Defender is an independent commission of Jamaica’s Parliament, that’s mandated to investigated governmental maladministration and to protect and enforce constitutional rights, and in particular, [...]
Public Defender Earl Witter Urges Greater Police Regard For The Rules Of Engagement
Speaking yesterday at the Police’s Bureau of Special Investigations’ (BSI) award and prize-giving ceremony held in downtown Kingston, Public Defender Earl Witter beseeched Jamaica’s police to place greater emphasis on the manner in which they engage citizens, and said the number of persons killed by the police could be less “if there was greater regard [...]