Jamaican Police death squad.

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GTA police arrest Jamaican police officer sought in 41 murders
Police spotted Witney Hutchinson, 28, in Ajax on Friday. He is wanted for one murder and under investigation for the murders of 40 other people, according to a police news release.






By: Tim Alamenciak News reporter, Published on Mon Jun 30 2014
Police in Ajax have arrested a man alleged to be part of a Jamaican police “death squad” who is wanted in the island nation for the murder of one man and currently being investigated in connection with the killings of 40 others.


Witney Hutchinson, 28, told border officials that he was visiting family when he legally entered Canada in the summer of 2012, according to Toronto police Det. Andrew Lawson. The Toronto police fugitive squad arrested Hutchinson in front of the Ajax home where he was renting a room.
The cases involving Hutchinson and several other officers is among a slew of investigations now being carried out into police in Jamaica, which has been plagued by police killings for decades, according to Amnesty International. The agency reported that from 2000 to 2010, there were 2,220 people killed by police and just two officers convicted.


“It’s been a chronic problem for many years. Overreach on the part of police and various forms of misconduct, including, most egregiously, extrajudicial killing,” said Michael Kuelker, a specialist in Jamaica with Amnesty International U.S.A.


In 2013, 258 civilians lost their lives at the hands of Jamaican police, according to the Independent Commission of Investigations, the agency that has been investigating police killings and misconduct since its creation in 2010. The agency has more than 1,900 active investigations, more than 60 per cent of which are fatal shootings, assaults and shooting injuries.


Hutchinson is wanted for the 2011 killing of Sylvester Gallimore, according to Toronto police. Const. Pete Samuels, an officer in the Clarendon area of Jamaica currently at trial, is also charged with killing Gallimore.


Kahmile Reid, spokeswoman for the commission, declined to comment on Hutchinson’s arrest Monday afternoon.
Hutchinson and eight of his fellow officers are also under investigation for 40 civilian killings. Local media in Jamaica have dubbed the group a police “death squad.”


His return to Jamaica may not come swiftly, according to criminal lawyer Daniel Brown, who has worked on extradition cases before.
“It could be a very quick process, if he doesn’t contest extradition, or it could be a very lengthy process if he contests it and uses all the avenues available to him,” said Brown. “Not only that, but he has lots of opportunities to seek bail. Obviously the more serious the offence, the less likely someone is going to obtain bail.”

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Mi done tell dem long time that the JCF operate as a death squad.

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Mi done tell dem long time that the JCF operate as a death squad.

sum bad man affii fe justice ann piece dat wat mii ear sum olda church goinn yaawd peeps sed

[RichD]

Mi done tell dem long time that the JCF operate as a death squad.

and some ppl turn a wilful blind eye sey is only who fi dead a dead. dem nuh realize sey dem a work for hire more time.

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and some ppl turn a wilful blind eye sey is only who fi dead a dead. dem nuh realize sey dem a work for hire more time.

nuh oww ja politrixx iss played.

go watch shottas officar laing

[RichD]

go watch shottas officar laing

dis mek me laff

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A SENIOR Jamaican official has revealed that she is not aware of any talks with the United States (US) and other international partners who have raised concerns about allegations of extrajudicial killing by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
And even if those discussions were taking place, Sandrea Falconer, minister with responsibility for information, says that was not something she would make public.
"When government to government have conversations, … we would not discuss it in a forum like this because we have diplomatic relations and we value those," Falconer told journalists at a Jamaica House press briefing last week.
Her comments came a day after public affairs officer at the US Embassy in Kingston, Christopher Degnan, revealed that his government has been watching developments in Jamaica with a keen eye and contemplated taking strong action in response to reports of extrajudicial killings by members of the JCF.
"The US assistance in support of the JCF is under review because of allegations of JCF involvement in extrajudicial killings," said Degnan in an emailed response to queries by The Gleaner.
"We encourage the Government of Jamaica to investigate these allegations and ensure that any and all perpetrators of alleged gross violations of human rights are brought to justice," he added.
Informed sources say it was this pressure from the US and other international partners that forced the Jamaican Government to ensure that Police Commissioner Owen Ellington was stripped of his post. Last Tuesday, Ellington announced that he was retiring from the JCF after a 34-year career.
In April, a coalition of local lobby groups revealed that they had reported to the US-based Inter-American Commission on Human Rights claims that there are death squads engaging in extrajudicial killings within the ranks of the JCF.
Citing statistics compiled by the JCF, local lobby group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) says the Jamaican police have killed 1,019 persons in the last four years, 255 of whom were killed last year.
By comparison, JFJ Director David Silvera told journalists in April that the US - with its population of approximately 317 million people - recorded 308 police killings last year across all 50 states.
"So the little island of Jamaica has almost as much police shootings as the entire United States, with more than a hundred times the population," he noted.

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Citing statistics compiled by the JCF, local lobby group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) says the Jamaican police have killed 1,019 persons in the last four years, 255 of whom were killed last year.
By comparison, JFJ Director David Silvera told journalists in April that the US - with its population of approximately 317 million people - recorded 308 police killings last year across all 50 states.
"So the little island of Jamaica has almost as much police shootings as the entire United States, with more than a hundred times the population," he noted.

Chilling stats!