MEMBERS of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry, on Tuesday, paid a courtesy call on Chief of Staff(CoS) of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Mark Phillips at his office at Defence Headquarters, Base Camp Ayanganna in Georgetown.

Queen’s Counsel, Sir Richard Cheltenham from Barbados is chairing the commission and its other two members are senior counsel, Seenauth Jairam from Trinidad and Tobago and Queen’s Counsel Jacqueline Samuels-Brown from Jamaica.

Brigadier Phillips congratulated the commissioners on their appointment, citing that the Commission of Inquiry has been long awaited by the Guyanese people.

During discussions, CoS Brigadier Phillips and his team, which included Deputy CoS Col Kemraj Persaud and other senior officers, presented a synopsis of the intelligence apparatus of Guyana and, to this end, assured members of the commission of the Force’s assistance and co-operation.

The members of the commission also highlighted their commitment to bringing closure to the matter.