Questionable Conduct: The Jamaican Political Reality

Chapter 12 of the Report of the Western Kinston Commission of Enquiry is a complete waste of time and added nothing to the pool of information already in the public space. Simply put, it is "diddly squat". Chapter 12 purports to address (i) the issue of any communication between any official of the GOJ and Christopher Coke during the period 24 August 2009 to June 2010; and (ii) matters concerning the search for and discovery of documents at Coke's offices by the security forces. See our post " Tivoli COE: Diddly Squat (2)"                                     GOJ Officials Communicating with Coke " 12.15   On the evidence adduced to the Commission of Enquiry ,we find that there was no direct communication during the period 24 August 2009 and May 2010 between Christopher Coke and any official of the Government of Jamaica. The evidence of Coke being "tipped off" on 24 August 2009 after the H...

The Terms Of Reference Of The West Kingston Commission of Enquiry mandates the enquiry into inter alia: “(n) whether there was any direct or indirect communication between the fugitive  Christopher “Dudus” Coke, and any Jamaican Government Official (or Officials) or  any agent thereof, during the period between when the Request for Extradition was  first communicated to the Jamaican Government or any of its agents or officials  and when the fugitive Christopher “Dudus” Coke was arrested;  and if so, by which  Officials and or agents thereof, the nature of any or all such communications, by  what means and for what purposes.” No evidence has been adduced before the COE from which the inference could be made that any official of the Government of Jamaica directly or indirectly contacted Christopher “Dudus” Coke regarding the imminent request for his extradition. ( See our Tivoli COE: Who tipped off Dudus? ) Both the then Minister of National...