Former Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Anne Shirley, is back in international news, this time with claims that she was forced to go into hiding after her publication of weaknesses in the agency's testing regime.
Miss Shirley ignited tremendous controversy last year, after disclosing that only one out-of-competition test had been conducted by JADCO between March and July before the London Olympics.
In a story published in today's online version of Britain's Independent newspaper, Miss Shirley states that the local reactions to her revelations, caused her to fear for her safety, so she was forced to relocate.
The newspaper quotes her as saying that she was branded a traitor for her article, and that she faced a backlash.
Miss Shirley also claimed that she has been blacklisted and ostracised in the eyes of Jamaicans, and based on the things that were said about her, personal safety was something not to be taken lightly.
She even expressed concern about giving the interview to the Independent newspaper, stating that she did it without her family's blessing.
However, she noted that things were changing for the better, since the resignation of all 12 members of JADCO's board.
Miss Shirley is quoted as saying that she sees this as starting from scratch, and that she believes the authorities are genuinely going to make an effort to improve.
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