Attorney General Anil Nandlall is defending the decision to establish a Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima tragedy that left 72 people dead and more than 30 others missing and presumed dead when the vessel capsized on July 18. But the police have maintained that the murder charges were instituted following legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions. He said that the Commission of Inquiry is not established to determine criminal and civil liabilities and that it serves as “an investigative enquiry. And the terms of reference of the Commission of Inquiry explain all of that. He said that regarding the persons who have been charged, “that is not a conclusion, and investigations will continue”.