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National Security Violations

"There can be no secret anywhere in Jamaica that allows the breach of the citizen's constitutional rights." Frank Phipps Q. C. Manatt COE Feb 2, 2011 The four MOU's were classified as secret documents executed by the then Minister of National Security and Justice, Dr. Peter Phillips, and security agencies of the US and UK Governments. So " SECRET " was the classification that they could not be located in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, not seen by those in the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and apparently not located in the Ministry of Justice - specifically in the Solicitor General's Department. There is no evidence to date that the mystery memoranda were discussed by the Cabinet or brought to the Parliament of Jamaica. The plot thickened when it was revealed that the representatives of the US Government purported to rely on such memoranda but refused the GOJ request for copies. The Happenings It now turns out that the Attorney rep...