Civil group lauds charging of cops in Mario Deane’s death
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Civil lobby group Citizen’s Action for Principles and Integrity (CAPI) has commended INDECOM on its charging of three police officers over the killing of Mario Deane.
CAPI said the move is “encouraging and a major step in the journey towards justice for the Deane family”.
“The ruling sends a signal of intolerance for the lack of regard for the human rights of ordinary Jamaicans by agents of the State, and gives hope that those so inclined will be held accountable for their transgressions,” says CAPI’s co-convener Dennis Meadows.
The officers, Corporal Elaine Stewart, District Constables Juliana Clevon and Marlon Grant, were each charged Friday, September 26 with manslaughter, misconduct in a public office, and perverting the course of justice.
They were offered bail to return to court on October 3.
