Public hearings into the July 1990 attempted coup did not begin as originally scheduled at the Winsure Building, Port-of-Spain, yesterday.This has angered at least one prospective witness, Wendell Eversley, who is expected to appear before the five-member commission chaired by Sir David Simmons, QC.
Eversley said he went to the courts in Port-of-Spain and the Ministry of the Attorney General to no avail, as information about the start-up of the enquiry was not forthcoming."The last thing I did was call the Prime Minister's Office only to be told that the Commission of Enquiry has been postponed to January 2011."
He said he was not told of any reason for the postponement.
Eversley said he would, over the next few days, decide on what course of protest action he would take to show his disappointment" over the unexplained reason for the delay.Eversley had embarked on a public protest previously to highlight the need for a probe into the Jamaat al Muslimeen attack on Parliament and the taking of hostages, including then prime minister Arthur NR Robinson.
The terms of reference of the commission include:
n the causes, nature, extent and impact of the attempted coup; and
n the continuing propensities of criminal activity arising from the attempted coup and the correlation, if any, between the attempted coup and the trafficking, supplying and possession of illegal drugs, firearms and ammunition.