A popular blogger, entertainer, and record producer Wayne Brown, o/c, “Wayne Lonesome” and “Man In The Wilderness,” filed a civil lawsuit in the Supreme Court against the Public Services Commission and the Police Services Commission.
According to Brown:
“The time has come for the Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, to truly give an account for his stewardship of the Jamaica Constabulary Force.”
Wayne Brown
Brown said the filing is on behalf of Jamaican citizens and members of the Diaspora. Attorney Donovan Collins represents him.
According to Observer online, Brown said he was motivated to list himself as one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit because the Public Service Commission and the Police Services Commission acted improperly and negligently when they selected Major General Anderson as Commissioner of Police. He believes the case will force politicians to stop interfering with exercising independent powers granted to such public bodies.
In the lawsuit’s statement of fact, Brown’s legal team alleges that the lives of Jamaicans “have been negatively affected by the high rates and pervasiveness of crime, murders, and violence in Jamaica” and “they have lost returns on investment made in business ventures in Jamaica as people are in fear of their lives and are hesitant to do business in Jamaica.”
Further, it alleges that “since the appointment of the Commissioner, Jamaica has been experiencing wanton spates of crime and criminality, the homicide rates have increased over the continuing tenure of the Commissioner and are at epidemic levels by United Nations standards.”