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- 60 dead in three days of violence in Jamaica
- British Government fear this could spread to London
- Calls to reintroduce British rule in Jamaica
International Desk
Callers to Jamaica's leading radio station Power 106 FM have expressed their anger at the actions of Jamaican police during the outbreak of violence to capture Dudus Coke:
"The Jamaican state represents violence and fear to the Jamaican people " was what one caller said to a Mutty Perkins a leading presenter on Power 106FM.
The fear in London, which is home to nearly 1 million Jamaicans, is that the violence taking place in Jamaica may spill over into the capital. One Jamaican who lives in Wood Green contacted the London Daily News and said:
"Many Jamaicans in London feel that the police back home have over-reacted and we have real sympathy for Dudus, people are really angry here and we may see trouble here too".
Thousands of police and the Jamaican army stormed ghettos in search of Christopher "Dudus" Coke kingpin wanted by the United States, intensifying a third day of street battles that have killed at least 30 people.
The masked gunmen fighting for underworld boss Christopher "Dudus" Coke say he provides services and protection - all funded by a criminal empire that seemed untouchable until the US demanded his extradition.
Coke has built a loyal following in Tivoli Gardens, the poor West Kingston slum that is his stronghold. US authorities say he has been trafficking cocaine to the streets of New York City since the mid-1990s, allegedly hiring island women to hide the drugs on themselves on flights to the United States.
"The government of Jamaica has the power to secure the rights of the people. How can a "don" secure the rights of the people? He can protect their rights, offer them some economic advantages, and he gets his money by exhortation. It’s the business of government to secure the rights of its people, which include the right to life" Mutty Perkins on Power 106 FM.
There is no evidence of Dudus having London links to Yardies in London, but sources contacted by The London Daily News believe that "Dudus" "folklore" portrayal is enough to provoke a reaction in London by Jamaican criminal elements.
Callers to Jamaica’s leading radio station have said that under “under British rule we were much better off; independence was an opportunity but we have not made the best of it”.
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