Dominica Unrest Continues as Salisbury Man Alleges Police Shot Him Without Cause

Questions about police brutality in Dominica continue to swirl days after a protest over electoral reform turned violent. Clashes with police last Wednesday near the House of Assembly in Roseau, the nation's capital, resulted in officers deploying tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters, some of whom retaliated with hurled stones and teargas. The next day, sections of the E.O. Leblanc Highway near the community of Salisbury were blocked, reportedly in an attempt to stymie police efforts to question former Salisbury Member of Parliament Hector John over suspicions of his involvement in the Roseau protests. Mr. John denied the allegations against him, but was nevertheless eventually arrested alongside two others, and charged with unlawful assembly. The unrest in Salisbury continued through much of last Thursday, with authorities attempting to clear the roads and protesters replacing road blockages as they were taken down. Along with reports that at least one police officer w...