Death squad members used to joke about their hits at all-night parties says a witness who claims to have been close to the group...
News Source: Stabroek News
They also say they can volunteer what they know about the group, but do not believe the police force can be trusted, since some of its senior members are among those embroiled in the allegations. The informant is one of a few persons who have come forward with information about the group, which is said to have been responsible for several executions between August 2002 and December 2003.
The revelations began almost three months ago when George Bacchus, an ex-informant, went public with death squad allegations. He said the group had performed contract killings after they had eliminated their primary targets.
He has since gone into hiding, while several others have surfaced and are willing to speak, albeit anonymously, for fear that they may be targeted.
The person who spoke to this newspaper was in close contact with members of the group, including some of the men who were named by Bacchus as key members.
This includes Axel Williams, who was reportedly killed by his own colleagues.
The person told Stabroek News in a recent interview that the meeting place of the squad was in their area. "[They] were all there, carrying on until early in the morning." The individual remembers the nights when there were killings; the men would assemble at a nearby house, where they would hold loud parties until the early morning.
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