RELATIVES and supporters of the ‘Justice for Courtney Crum-Ewing’ campaign commemorated his second death anniversary with a protest outside the office of the Attorney General on Friday, crying for justice and closure of the case.

Crum-Ewing, the political activist for justice, was assassinated March 10, 2015, on the street in the upscale community of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, while he was using a bullhorn on a one-man political campaign calling on qualified voters in the area to vote for the APNU+AFC coalition government prior to the historic May 2015 general elections.

“Today is two years since the murder and obviously we haven’t had closure or his case has not been solved…his are all out there,” father of the murdered man Clifford Crum-Ewing told the Guyana Chronicle Friday.

Around 13:30 hours, ten protestors stood holding banners which carry the message, “Justice for Courtney Crum-Ewing.” The protestors included activists, family and members of the Alliance for Change (AFC) political party, who stood at the corner of Middle and Carmichael Streets, Georgetown yesterday.

Clifford Crum-Ewing said although one man had been charged but was found not-guilty by a city magistrate, the family believes that the police should look harder into further investigating the case and begin to call even some politicians for questioning. They also suggest that the man in whose possession it was alleged that the murder weapon was found, be further questioned so that police can understand in whose possession the gun was on the night of March 10, when Crum-Ewing was shot dead.

“A man had been held with a gun, who claimed that he had the gun for a long period of time but a magistrate… released him. She said she believe that he had the gun in his possession, she believed the gun is his, but she don’t believe that he is the body that used the gun,” the man explained to the Guyana Chronicle. “So it’s still here, and we’re still here and we’ll be here as long as it takes,” he posited.

Activist Renata Chuck-A-Sang, who also protested briefly, told the Guyana Chronicle the family has been suffering for far too long. “This thing has been going on for far too long, they arrested somebody and nothing happened with it. Cameras were working… a mother is grieving and she don’t know what going on. This is justice denied,” Chuck-A-Sang said.

Meanwhile, Crum-Ewing’s friend and activist colleague, Mark Jacobs, said considering the fact that the dead man was an ardent protestor against the PPP government and his efforts have proved successful in bringing down the corrupt regime, his death should not go down unpaid.

“It’s important that persons in government, who benefitted from him being out there (in his) protest movement against the PPP, to get busy in bringing closure to this matter, because he was an important figure in bringing down the PPP government,” Jacobs told the Guyana Chronicle.

“Justice delayed (is equal to) justice denied,” he cried and added that the small protest group is on a mission to raise awareness, reminding people that “two years later, still no movement on the justice for him.” Speaking on the group’s behalf, Jacobs expressed disappointment in the justice system and the Guyana Police Force in their slothful approach toward serving justice to the family of Crum-Ewing, a father of two. “There hasn’t been any justice, no closure, so we’re here together to raise public awareness. We’re disappointed with CID and the investigation, the lack of progress in this investigation. A lot of people who are involved in this matter have not been brought in to be questioned,” Jacobs said.