Civil/military cooperation and media officer for the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major Basil Jarrett, says the JDF members who were present during the joint police-military operation in August Town, St Andrew when Susan Bogle, a disabled woman, was shot and killed last week, have been reassigned to non-operational duties.
He continued: "Four of the soldiers involved in the incident were interviewed by INDECOM on Friday, May 29, in keeping with the requirements of Section 21 of the INDECOM Act and the weapons of all JDF members who were present at the time of the incident have been confiscated/taken for ballistic testing.
The JDF notes that the statements of all the soldiers who were involved in the operation were submitted to INDECOM and these members will be reassigned to non-operational duties until an independent investigation is complete."
During a walk through of Bogle’s home today by Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang and Member of Parliament for St Andrew Eastern Fayval Williams, Chang said with the level of violence in August Town, it can be understood what transpired resulting in the death of the woman.
“In the last few weeks August Town has seen a resurfacing of major violence and I want the community to appreciate that we are not only concerned about the tragedy of Miss Bogle but we are deeply concerned about the continued level of violence, which has taken since this year, nine lives," said Chang.
