NW Manley wanted ganja inquiry; Bustamante said ‘none whatever’

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Public Defender Arlene Harrison Henry on December 9, 2015 sent an explosive report to parliament, the result of an investigation into several incidents, including the blood-stained Coral Gardens affair, for which she has recommended reparations and apology by the Jamaican State to Rastafarians. The Jamaica Observer presents part four of an edited version of the report:

The image of the Rasta, as the average Jamaican sees him, is that of ‘a dirty, unkept no-good’ whose sole desire is to cause civil strife. No attempt is made to understand his point of view. In fact, he is not entitled to one. He is therefore castigated by all and sundry, and is the convenient scapegoat for all the crimes and acts of violence committed in the country. The Rasta is hunted down at every turn, he is therefore always on the run. The scales of justice have been heavily weighed against...

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