Prosecutors on Tuesday urged the jury to return a guilty verdict against Constable Collis “Chucky” Brown, who is accused of being a member of a so-called police death squad in Clarendon.
The policeman is on trial in the Home Circuit Court for three counts of murder, conspiracy to murder and wounding with intent.
Prosecutors alleged that he and members of his team committed extra-judicial killings between January 2009 and December 2012.
In closing arguments Tuesday afternoon, lead prosecutor Queens Counsel Carolyn Haye told the jury that the case was not complicated, describing it as “a case of cock mouth kill cock”.
According to Mrs Haye, the recorded interviews given by Constable Brown to investigators of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) about his involvement in the targeting of suspected criminals in Clarendon, are clear.
She said he gave the recorded statement voluntary, adding that the policeman talked himself into trouble.
She also pointed to the fact that Constable Brown reported his involvement in the death squad to Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ).
The prosecutor argued that Constable Brown went to INDECOM and JFJ because he wanted to expose what was happening in the Jamaica Constabulary Force.
She urged the jury to reach a verdict to show that the policeman acted outside the law.
Earlier on Tuesday, retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Leon Rose gave character evidence on behalf of Constable Brown.
He described the cop as a diligent and hardworking policeman when he was under his command in 2003.
Under cross examination from prosecutors, Mr. Rose insisted that there was no death squad in the police force.
He testified that in his 42-year service to the Jamaica Constabulary Force, he did not hear of the High Command sanctioning the unlawful, targeted killing of criminal suspects.
Mr. Rose said it would be a criminal offence for commanders to instruct junior officers to act outside the law.
Defense nuh have nuh argument. A nuff times dem abuse di authority.. An willing fi tek xamount a money fi mek badman slide and waah kill innocent ppl wid dem pocket full a dutty money mnlook lock him up taste a dem own medicine.