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NJAC: ‘Special Branch incited the violence [to] give gov’t an excuse’ remembering 21 April 1970
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NJAC: ‘Special Branch incited the violence [to] give gov’t an excuse’ remembering 21 April 1970
“[…] With the declaration of the SOE on Tuesday 21 April 1970, [Makandal] Daaga and other members of the NJAC leadership, were detained on Nelson Island and at the Royal Jail.
“In the ensuing months, a reign of terror was released on the population. A dusk to dawn curfew was imposed, from which several persons suffered detention, often with physical brutality…”
The following is a release from the National Joint Action Committee (NJAC) on the 51st anniversary of the 1970 uprising: