'Middle finger' case against lad dismissed
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Written by Denis Scott Chabrol
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 13:40
Kevin Simon
The case against the 18-year old man, who was accused of showing his middle finger at then President Bharrat Jagdeo’s convoy, was Wednesday thrown out for lack of prosecution.
Kevin Simon was charged with making an obscene gesture while travelling in a truck on the main East Coast Highway on August 8, 2011.
Sparendaam Magistrate, Alex Moore dismissed the case dismissed the case for want of prosecution because the police witnesses failed to turn up.
Moore lamented that the police seemed to have time to institute frivolous charges when there were serious offences pending for more than one year without any action on the part of the Guyana Police Force.
Simon was represented by Attorney-at-Law, Nigel Hughes.
The lad was initially charged with provoking a breach of the peace, to wit, showing his middle finger to Jagdeo’s passing convoy but it was later substituted for doing so against an Inspector of the Presidential Guard.
At the time Simon was first charged, he was sent to jail and released on GUY$5,000 bail only after a High Court application was made.
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Written by Denis Scott Chabrol
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 13:40
Kevin Simon
The case against the 18-year old man, who was accused of showing his middle finger at then President Bharrat Jagdeo’s convoy, was Wednesday thrown out for lack of prosecution.
Kevin Simon was charged with making an obscene gesture while travelling in a truck on the main East Coast Highway on August 8, 2011.
Sparendaam Magistrate, Alex Moore dismissed the case dismissed the case for want of prosecution because the police witnesses failed to turn up.
Moore lamented that the police seemed to have time to institute frivolous charges when there were serious offences pending for more than one year without any action on the part of the Guyana Police Force.
Simon was represented by Attorney-at-Law, Nigel Hughes.
The lad was initially charged with provoking a breach of the peace, to wit, showing his middle finger to Jagdeo’s passing convoy but it was later substituted for doing so against an Inspector of the Presidential Guard.
At the time Simon was first charged, he was sent to jail and released on GUY$5,000 bail only after a High Court application was made.
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