St. Lucian Police Comissioner denies cover in police killings

St. Lucia’s Police Commissioner Vernon Francois has denied a cover-up in recent police killings.



Commissioner Francois remarks comes against the background of comments made by a human rights advocate, Mary Francis, who described as alarming the killings of four bandits on Thursday.



Yesterday in a statement Francis said the recent spate of killings by law enforcement officials appears to be traditional.



She also expressed worry that there have been 10 killings so far over a three month period.



On Thursday, police shot and killed four men and injured a fifth after they robbed a business place in the southern town of Vieux Fort.