WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1980
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COMMISSION OF INQUIRY APPOINTED
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MR JUSTICE T.L. YANG HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS COMMISSIONER TO INGUIRE INTO CERTAIN MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE LATE INSPECTOR JOHN MACLENNAN,
THE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE YESTERDAY UNDER SECTION 2 OF THE COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY ORDINANCE. THE COMMISSION WILL BEGIN ITS WORK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE NECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE COMMISSION ARE
+HAVING REGARD TO:
CONTINUING ALLEGATIONS AS TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE DEATH OF INSPECTOR MACLENNAN, AND THE ENQUIRIES PRECEDING IT.
AND TO THE FACT THAT INVESTIGATIONS BY THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE POLICE OFFICE INTO SOME OF THE ALLEGATIONS HAVE JUST BEEN COMPLETED,
AND TO THE CONFUSION IN THE PUBLIC MIND CREATED BY THESE ALLEGATIONS, WHICH MAKES IT DESIRABLE TO ADOPT NEW MEASURES TO ESTABLISH THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
INSPECTOR'S DEATH AND RELATED ISSUES, BOTH IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND SO THAT INNOCENT PARTIES MAY BE CLEARED AS WELL AS ANY BLAME APPORTIONED.
TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY INTO-
A)
B)
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D)
E)
WHETHER, IN THE LIGHT OF ALL THE EVIDENCE AVAILABLE AND ANY ADDITIONAL ENQUIRIES YOU MAKE THERE ARE GOOD GROUNDS FOR BELIEVING THE DEATH OF INSPECTOR MACLENNAN WAS OTHER THAN SUICIDE, AND WHAT CONCLUSIONS YOU DRAW-
WHAT OFFICIAL INVESTIGATIONS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DEATH OF INSPECTOR MACLENNAN WERE CONDUCTED, WHETHER THERE WERE ANY SHORTCOMINGS IN THEM, AND IF SO WHAT CONCLUSIONS YOU DRAW AS TO THE REASON FOR THESE SHORTCOMINGS-
WHETHER THE CHARGES WHICH WERE ABOUT TO BE PREFERRED AGAINST HIM ON THE DAY OF HIS DEATH WERE PROPERLY BROUGHT, AND WHETHER ON EVIDENCE PROPERLY OBTAINED-
WHAT INVESTIGATIONS OR ENQUIRIES (OTHER THAN THOSE RESULTING IN THE CHARGES AT (C)) WERE CONDUCTED REGARDING INSPECTOR MACLENNAN, WHETHER THEY WERE CONDUCTED WITH PROPRIETY, AND WHAT BEARING, IF ANY, THEY HAD ON INSPECTOR MACLENNAN'S DEATH-
WHETHER THE INVESTIGATIONS AND ENQUIRIES UNDER (B), (C) AND (D) WERE PROPERLY MOTIVATED »
AND TO FURNISH A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR.+
/ANNOUNCING THE
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