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BP 247
Victims of police violence from all walks of life
Recently 14 witnesses, who are also victims of police violence, each wrote up the true testimony of their sufferings at the hands of officers of the State and sent it to the prime minister and minister of Interior, Navin Ramgoolam. Their letters, co-ordinated by the JUSTICE committee, were in direct response to the prime minister?s public statement that there is no ?evidence? of police brutality.
In order to understand the endemic nature of this brutality, it is worth looking at the wide cross-section of work-sectors that the 14 victims are from. It proves how the police can, and do, beat up and torture literally anyone. It could be you or me.
Mr. Bala Subborayan is a labourer, an employee of a sugar estate. There are two municipal workers, Mr. Michael Wing Tim, employed by the municipality of Port-Louis and Mr. Berty Evremont, employed by the municipality of Curepipe. Mr. Bayim Ajaree is a street-merchant, working in Port-Louis. There was the late Rajesh Ramlogun, who was employed by the ministry of Agriculture at Réduit, before he died at the police?s hands. There is Mr. Veerjanand Dawoojee, a driver, who is employed by the CNT. His son, Mr. Nitin Dawoojee, is a school bus driver, and his wife, Mrs. Sumant Dawoojee, is an assistant on the bus. Mr. Clifford Esther was a hotel employee before he was crippled by a police officer?s bullet through the top of his mouth into his skull. Mr. Steve L?Enclume is a ?taxi malere? driver. The late Kaya (Reginald Topize) was, before he met his death in Alcatraz, a musician of the working class. Mr. Hussein Boolakee is driver for a big retail company. Mrs. Martine Desmarais is a teacher. Mr. Jerry Cadine is a skilled worker employed by an interior decorating firm.
Any single case of violence by officers of the State and torture is one case too many.
Lindsey Collen For JUSTICE
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