Mary Francis.
Human Rights activist and Attorney-at-Law Mary Francis has expressed her disappointment with government’s response to the alleged 2009-2011 extra-judicial killings report, which was made public on Sunday.
Francis told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) today, “As it is right now, I am very disappointed. I am not happy with state of affairs.”
She said she was not pleased with the tone of the report and the fact that it will be kept classified.
Francis said she will provide a more detail response to the report later today, stating “I have to think about what I say. There are so many things that came out of the report…”
During a previous interview, Francis had called for a full disclosure of the report. “I am concerned about the whole idea as to who influenced this operation. The report should be able to say who was behind the whole idea “Operation Restore Confidence,” she stated.
Francis alleged that these killings were not normal and didn’t require such excessive force that was used. “The report should also tell us who bought these high-powered guns,” she said.
The human rights attorney who is also representing the families of two of the men who were murdered during the alleged police shootings said that the families need some closure.