Prime Minister Bruce Golding:

Claims Dudus’ constitutional rights were breached. He also said the United States was stonewalling Jamaica in an attempt to resolve a treaty dispute, hence the reason for sanctioning the hiring of United States law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.

Dismissed suggestions that he had got entangled in the Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke extradition matter because the fugitive was an influential figure in the west Kingston constituency that he represents.

Denies tipping off Coke about the extradition request.

Former Minister of National Security Dr Peter Phillips:

Spent four days being grilled by attorneys attempting to defend his role in the signing of two secret memoranda of understanding.

K.D. Knight, the attorney who represented the People’s National Party:

To Prime Minister Bruce Golding:

“You are pathologically mendacious. You have a pathological condition when it comes to telling the truth. You have misled, you have conspired, and you have deceived the Parliament, the people of this country and the enquiry, this commission, the diaspora, and every Jamaican, and you, Prime Minister, should pack your bags and go.”

Justice Minister and Attorney General Dorothy Lightbourne:

Said Coke’s constitutional rights were breached and she only signed the authority to proceed with the extradition against him in the public interest.

Was at variance with the testimonies of most of the public servants who gave evidence – Solicitor General Douglas Leys; Senior Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Lisa Palmer Hamilton; Deputy DPP Jeremy Taylor; and Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Cole.

Hugh Small, attorney for Prime Minister Golding:

Described the atmosphere in the Manatt-Dudus commission as a “hostile environment”.

Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Jeremy Taylor:

Accused by Minister of Justice and Attorney General Dorothy Lightbourne of giving the United States bad advice in the Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke extradition case.

Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Cole, Major General Stewart Saunders and Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin:

All accused by Lightbourne of getting involved in the extradition process prematurely.

Verna McGraw, former executive secretary to Dorothy Lightbourne:

Accused of conspiring to forge an e-mail that was sent to Harold Brady and Solicitor General Douglas Leys.

Evadney Coye: Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

Wrestled with Solicitor General Douglas Leys over the propriety of a representative of Manatt at the first meeting involving a Jamaica delegation at the Department of Justice in the United States.

Solicitor General Douglas Leys:

Met with Manatt representatives along with State Minister Ronald Robinson and JLP executive member Harold Brady. Advised the attorney general how to proceed with extradition request.

“I now realise that there was, for want of a better term, a web of deception, and Mr Brady was involved in that.”

Ronald Robinson:

Told the commission that Prime Minister Bruce Golding instructed him to meet with Manatt representatives in Washington, DC.

“I went to the meeting, as instructed, to lend credence and support to the position of Mr Brady in the matter.”