Amnesty International is concerned for the safety of the witness "Zepheniah" and the community of Burnt Savannah following the alleged extrajudicial execution of three men by members of the Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) on 2 March 2004...
News Source: Amnesty International UK
No police officers were injured in the incident, though police claim to have recovered one handgun and one sawn-off shotgun from the scene.
All three men were shot in the head. According to experts consulted by Amnesty International, it is extremely difficult to hit a suspect in the head during an exchange of fire. Multiple shots to the body are far more likely. The fact that all three men were killed by shots to the head gives further credence to accusations by members of the community that the three were executed in cold blood.
Community members vigorously dispute the police version of events. According to a witness known as "Zepheniah", the police allegedly extra judicially executed twenty-one-year-old, Evon "Phil" Baker, twenty-two-year-old, Craig Vascianna, and twenty-three-year-old Omar "Ted" Graham.
"Zepheniah" told Jamaican human rights group Families Against State Terrorism (FAST), whose members visited the scene of the killings on 4 March.
Full Story: As told by Zepheniah
