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Feb 24, 2009 News
… Sash Sawh murder PI
Magistrate Yohannseh Cave has expressed concern over what he called an attempt by the Director of Public Prosecutions to influence the way he was conducting his work at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.
The concerns were raised during a hearing of the Preliminary Inquiry into the slaying of Agriculture Minister Satydeow Sawh and three others on April 22, 2006.
According to the Magistrate, who expressed his concern in open court last week, the Director of Public Prosecutions had attempted to direct him on the subject of his adjournment of the matter.
The issue stemmed from Cave adjourning the PI, while the late Minister’s brother was being cross-examined by defence counsel, James Bond. The Minister’s brother and his wife had returned to Guyana to facilitate the continuation of the preliminary inquiry.
However, they had indicated that they would not be in the country for any extended period, and therefore the court should seek to have their testimonies and cross-examination within a specific time frame.
The magistrate had adjourned the matter to a date in last week and the witness, Omprakash Sawh, had indicated that he would be unable to make the appointment since he was required to be back at that time in the United Kingdom where he resides.
The magistrate had urged him to make other travel arrangements since the work of the court was not dependent on his position.
According to the magistrate, he then received a telephone call from the Director of Public Prosecutions requesting that he reconsider the date for the continuation of the PI so as to facilitate the witness.
At the time of the adjournment, Omprakash, who happens to be one of the prosecution’s star witnesses, was being cross-examined by James Bond, counsel for accused David Leander.
But Cave became upset and indicated that he will be taking up the matter with the Chancellor of the Judiciary, since the DPP should not try to influence the way he carried out his work.
It is not yet clear if the Chancellor was informed of the situation.
Meanwhile, defence counsel James Bond is expected to appear in court today charged with threatening one of the prosecution witnesses.
It is alleged that Bond issued threats to police Detective Corporal Garnett who had testified that Leander, called ‘Biscuit’, had confessed to the killings.
It is alleged that the attorney accused the witness of lying under oath and showed him signs that he was a ‘dead man walking’.
Bond was detained at the Sparendaam Police Station and subsequently released on bail.
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