MrMarioNobin

CommissionerofPolice
LineBarracks
PortLouis

2October2015

DearCommissionerNobin,

IamwritingtocallyourattentiontothethreerecentmediainterviewsofLiyakatPolin,former
memberofamurderousmilitiagroup.Idobelievethatthechillinganecdotesofthis
dangerouscriminalrequireanurgentinvestigationbythepolice.Asamatteroffact,Iam
surprisedithasnotyetbeendone.

MauritiushasearneditsreputationasBananaRepublicbymakingamockeryofitsjustice
system.ThemoralcowardiceofourleadersintheaftermathofGorahIssachasleftan
indeliblestainonourcountry.Itsalmostasiftheywantedtocarvetheirlackofprinciplesin
stoneforposterity.

Asaconscientiouscitizen,Irefusetobepartofthistravesty.Iurgeyoutoservethe
interestsofjusticebyactingupontheinformationinthisletter.

Overthepastnineteenyears,Ihavebeendocumentinghowourlawenforcementagencies
havebeensentonredherringstocoverupgreyareasaboutanarmedpoliticalfaction
whichwasallowedtoenteraresidentialareatouseliveammunitiononcivilians.Onesuch
civilianhappenstobemyhusband,AbdalSafaroudineJoomun,alsoknownasBabal
Joomun.

YouwillshortlyreceivealetterIamcurrentlydraftingwherebyyouwillbeinformedofthe
meticulouscoverupwhichhasdefiledmyhusbandsmemory.

Regardlessofwhatsociopathleadersandcriminalshavekeptsayingtohidetheircriminal
activities,myhusbandwasunarmedwhenhewasbrutallyshotdown.Nobodywasarmedin
thatlittleconvoyaccompanyinghimduringthatfatalshootingof26October1996.Donot
expectthetruthfromthosewhohavetheuglyhabitoftargetinginnocents.

Thereisnodocumentaryevidenceofanycrossfire.Theimaginarycrossfireispartofthe
grossdeception.

Assomeonewhoisnotgoingtobeanothervictimofabrokensystem,Icannotsitdownand
allowliarstothrowdirtonmyhusbandsmemory.Iwasmadetositthroughtheordealoftwo
kangaroocourtsandlistentojumpingjacksputtingtheirownspinonwhathappenedon26
October1996.Ihavebeeninjuredandoffendedtoomanytimes,now.


Now,thatLiyakatPolinhasbrokentheomerta,Iamgoingtousethelawsofthecountryto
honourmyhusbandsmemory.

Itstartsrightnow,rightherewiththisletter.

Sir,youtookanoathtoservethecountry.Iexpectyoutohonourthatoathandyouruniform.
Withoutmuchado,allowmetoaskyouafewquestions.Thesearenotrhetoricalquestions.

CanyoushedsomelightastowhyLiyakatPolinhasneverbeenchargedforhisprevious
crimes?SincetheNIUwasdocumentingtheactivitiesofthedeathsquad,ofwhichLiyakat
Polinwasamember,Iwouldliketoknowwhyauthoritieschosetoclosetheireyesandears.
Whowereawareoftheexistenceofthismurderousgroup?Whywasthisgangallowedto
terrorisethepopulation?WhywasthePOTAActwasneverimplemented?

Inhisthreeinterviews,LiyakatPolinclearlyindicatesseriousintenttoharmothersand
commitholdup.Hewasallgearedupforbreakingthelaw.Whyhaveyoufailedtoarrest
undersection19oftheFirearmsAct?Hasbebeengrantedimpunitybecauseithasbeen
decidedtowipehisslateclean?

TherehavebeenmorethanenoughsmokeandmirrorssinceOctober1996.Whythelackof
transparency?Howcantherebesuchashortwindowoftimebetweenhisrequesttobe
pardonedandhisreleasefromprison?Whywouldthegovernmentsidewithsucha
criminal?Whytakesuchahugeriskbysendingthewrongsignal?Doesthegovernment
reallywanttorestorefaithinabrokensystem?Whythendoesittreatacriminalwithsuch
impunity,almostmockingthevictimsofthisarmedgang?

LiyakatPolinisnoordinaryhustler.Heisatriggerhappysoldierofapoliticalorganisation
knownastheHizbullah.Idontcarewhatappellationhasbeengiventothisparty.Apigwith
lipstickremainsapig.

ArewesoretardedthatwearebeingtoldLiyakatPolinreceivedagunasanEideesohe
couldplayRobinHood?Wasmoneyfromtheholdupsbeingusedtobuyweapons?What
doweknowaboutthearmscacheofthisgroup?

Someonemusthaveprovidedhimwithweaponsthatcouldpiercecarsandbodies.Ihave
seentheholeheandhisgangduginmyhusbandscorpse.Thewholecountrysawthe
holesblowninthecarmyhusbandwasdrivingbyPolin&Co.Yet,noballisticreportwas
everproduced.ThoughthethenPrimeMinisterwasgivenanarmouredvehicleimplying
therewasdangerontheroad.

AmItoassumethathuntersfromMontBlancweregivenlicencetoshootandhuntin
PlaineVertebecauseofanelection?Ifso,bywhomandwhy?Wherearethearmscache
ofthedeathsquad?Doweknowhowtheymanagetogettheirhandsonsuchsophisticated
weaponsandammunitions?Whoboughtthem?Fromwhom?Wherearethearmsdumped?

Whoareinvolved?Hasanyprimesuspectbeeninvestigatedregardingthis?Or,isitsome
sidebusinesswhichthepolicehavebeentoldtoignore?

FromwhatLiyakatPolinhassaid,achildcouldpinpointthelocationfromwherearmsand
ammunitionswerepickedupbeforethehuntingexpeditionof26October1996.Dowejust
turnthepageanderase26Octoberfromourcollectivememory?

Sir,wasLiyakatPolinevergivenafirearmlicence?HasLiyakatPolinhandedoverany
weaponusedinpreviouscriminalactivities?WhybotherpolicingFacebookwhencriminals
arebeinggivenapatonthewristandredcarpettreatment.ForallIknow,theycaneven
makethehonourslistof2016.Somanycrookshavemadeit.

Everyvictimofinjusticedeservestobetreatedwithdignity.Nobodyhastherighttotake
awaysomeonesdignity.Criminalsshouldnotbetreatedlikemisunderstoodheroes.They
havetobemadeaccountableforwhattheydid.Thosewhofailedtoinvestigateacrime,any
crime,mustbeassociatedwiththecrime.

Please,donotbefooledbymyforgivingLiyakatPolin.IamnotanapologistforterrorandI
donotcollaboratewiththeblindfoldersofLadyJustice.Otherwise,Iwouldhaveagreedto
standupasthesurprisewitnesstheywantedmetobeintheirlittlekangaroocourt.Ileftthe
countryasIdidnotwantmykidstobecontaminatedbysuchatoxicenvironment.

Sir,Iurgeyoutoactnowifyoudonotwishtoberememberedasanaccessoryafterthe
factAsitstandsnow,youmayhaveunwillinglyjustifiedandlegitimisedfuturecrimesby
givingLiyakatPolinacleanslate.Ifyouhavenopowertoact,justresigntosaveyourself
frompublichumiliation.

Sir,donotrunawayfromyourduties.Exemplaryconductneedstoberectifiedby
exemplarydamagestothosewhohavelostthingsthataresacred.Ihopetoseeyou
tremblewithindignationandtorespondaccordingly.

Respectfully,

SwalehaJoomun