Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of the West Indies, Anthony Clayton, says the government may have to consider a special court for acts that border on domestic terrorism.
Professor Clayton was speaking on Nationwide This Morning on Wednesday.
Dana Davy reports.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness and other officials have labelled the Cherry Tree Lane massacre as an act of domestic terrorism.
US-based research organisation, RAND defines domestic terrorism as an act involving violence against the civilian population or infrastructure of a nation—often but not always by citizens of that nation and often with the intent to intimidate, coerce, or influence national policy.
Britannica.com also defines terrorism as the calculated use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population to bring about a particular political objective.
Professor Clayton says the mass shooting in Cherry Tree Lane partly fits the definition.
He says if there continues to be a difficulty meeting the evidentiary threshold in cases like these, the government may have to consider a special tribunal.
He also notes that a special court system would be needed if the State wants to allow the police to make use of evidence that conceals a witness’ identity.
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