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Dec 18, 2008 News
An Immigration rank was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail after he made his court appearance before Magistrate Nyasha Williams-Hatmin.
It is alleged that Quincy Nelson, on November 28, last, at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, demanded US$2,000 from Anand Dranpaul. However, he only received US$1,200. He was not required to plead since the charge was indictable.
He is being represented by attorney at law Adrian Thompson, who in a bail application told the court that his client is member of the Guyana Police Force, attached at the Immigration Unit.
He added that Nelson is not guilty of the charge, noting that it was extremely surprising that the police instituted a charge based on the allegations of a complainant.
The lawyer explained that his client was never the officer who checked Dranpaul in or out of the country. He asked that his client be placed on self bail.
Police Prosecutor Sherwin Matthews told the court that he had no objection to bail, but that the issues which were raised by the lawyer would be addressed during the trial.
Nelson was placed on bail and is expected to make his next court appearance on January 8, 2009.
Also appearing before the magistrate was Julian Mings, who pleaded guilty to uttering $4,000 knowing that it was forged. The charge contended that Mings committed the act on December 12, with intent to defraud.
Police Prosecutor Sherwin Matthews firstly asked that the Administration of Justice Act be applied to the matter.
He further told the court that on the day in question, the defendant went to the Continental Group of Companies and tried to procure two and half gallons of paint.
The prosecutor explained that the cashier, upon checking the money, suspected that two of the notes were forged.
Matthews said that after the cashier suspected that the money was forged, she immediately alerted the police, who quickly summoned the accused.
Mings was arrested and told of the present offence. When asked by the presiding Magistrate to explain his story, he said that his father “had sent some money for him”.
Mings said that he changed the money and went to the store to purchase the paint.
He told the magistrate that he didn’t even know what “counterfeit” looks like, much less try to utter it. After hearing the explanation, the magistrate entered a not guilty plea.
He was placed on $70,000 bail and is expected to make his next court appearance on January 19, 2009.
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