Cockpit Country Protection Lawsuit

Greetings World,

 

This message is Approved by the Office of Chief Richard Currie, Head of State for the State of Accompong. Chief Currie is requesting your help on behalf of the indigenous descendants of the first peoples of Jamaica, namely: The Accompong Maroons. Our administration has taken legal actions against the Government of Jamaica for violations of rights protected and secured under the 1738 Maroon Treaty with the British Crown. We have retained an extensive legal team comprising local and international lawyers and legal consultants. Our Administration seeks donations to cover the cost for the case management throughout this journey.

 

This legal fight is not just to protect Cockpit Country for Maroons. Every Jamaican should recognize the natural, cultural and geological importance of Cockpit Country to everyone inhabiting the island of Jamaica. This fight to save Cockpit Country is for the born and the unborn.

 

Help us keep history and nature alive!

THE MAROONS OF COCKPIT COUNTRY ARE SUING THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA

 

The resilience of the Accompong Maroons has caught the interest of International media giants such as Forbes magazine, VICE News, celebrities, and even World governments. The illustrious history of the Jamaican Maroons and the fight for freedom against colonization has captivated history researchers. In this era of time, under the leadership of the newly democratic elected Chief Richard Currie, the Maroons sought to defend their lands again. Almost 300 years after the signing of the 1738 Maroon Treaty of Peace and Friendship with the British Crown, the indigenous Maroons of the Cockpit Country have filed a lawsuit against the Government of Jamaica and the Jamaica National Heritage Trust.

 

The Fixed Date Claim was filed on Friday, May 6th, 2022, in the Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica and outlined redress for a declaration of title under the Registrations of Titles Act without prejudice to Maroon sovereignty. The lawsuit further outlines violations of constitutionally protected rights to private property, the observance of political doctrines, and trespass to the Maroon estate, which has been unlawfully permitted by the Government of Jamaica to be mined for bauxite and other raw ore minerals. Unlike other previous Maroon cases brought before the Supreme Court of Jamaica, such as the Mann O. Rowe case, this Fixed Date Claim by the Accompong Government has been legally constructed with precision to allow the Court for the first time in history to construe exactly how the 1738 Maroon Treaty remains in force under the 1962 Order in Council, Constitution of Jamaica.

 

The Claim expresses the Maroon property rights under the Laws of Jamaica, and the Maroon boundary was declared and defined 116,218 hectares as Cockpit Country. Maroon indigenous rights under international law and Maroon Statehood have also been expressed at an erudite level which will both provoke and intrigue the best legal minds, political scientists and scholars around the World. The Claimants requested no declaration of sovereignty based on the local venue. A strong legal team comprising Isat Buchanan, Charles Ganga-Singh and Alessandra Labeach, and consultations from Bert Samuels and International attorneys as well as the Maroon Ambassador Plenipotentiary Anu Tafari Zion El have been pulled together for this historic case. The Attorney General for the Jamaican Government was served on June 15th, 2022, and the first hearing date is set for July 12th, 2022. The World watches on keenly as the Leeward Trelawny Town Maroons of the Sovereign State of Accompong apply the necessary legal steps to defend their rights and property in modern Jamaican legislation.

 

We thank you for your continued support, and we trust in the guidance of our ancestors.

 

Blessed Love,

 

Chief Richard Currie

First Amongst Equals

Sovereign State of Accompong

www.stateofaccompong.org

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