Jamaica: Company sues government over import block on mace

Date: 28 Oct 2009

Future Services International is suing the Jamaican government for blocking the import of mace for pepper spray to help protect its employees against violent crime.

The company, which provides support for litigants in Jamaica, has filed the suit with the Supreme Court arguing that it had received no response to requests to the Ministry of National Security to allow the import.

According to court documents, the decision by the company to import the sprays followed a series of violent incidents involving members of its staff, including the murder of a security officer. The use of pepper sprays was advised in a subsequent security and self defence workshop.

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