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Jun 06, 2013 News
Prison Officer Orlando Jaundoo, 26, of Lot 1 Content, Mahaicony, who was charged with aiding and abetting the escape of a convicted prisoner back in June 2011, was on Monday freed by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo in the New Amsterdam Magistrate court.
This was after a defence no case submission was forwarded by Attorney at Law Charrandass Persaud.
Jaundoo who held the rank of Prison Officer at the New Amsterdam Prison, and was a Tutor and Literacy Officer was charged on Saturday June 4, 2011 while being an officer at the New Amsterdam Prison at Penitentiary Walk, New Amsterdam,
He was said to have aided and abetted convicted prisoner and former businessman Krishna Paul Doerga to escape from the confines of the New Amsterdam Prison.
According to the prosecution, around 13:30 hrs on the day in question Jaundoo and Krishna Paul Doerga, 52, a Surinamese National exited the New Amsterdam Prison compound with the pretext of having him repair a sewing machine at the Prison Officers’ Recreational Hall and Sports club across the street, but ended up with him in Springlands and then in Nickerie, Suriname.
In Nickerie, in what appeared to be an escape bid, Doerga entered a waiting taxi first and told the driver to drive. However, the prison officer held on to the door and ended up in the vehicle where a scuffle ensued and the men were taken into custody by Suriname police.
Doerga, a Surinamese, cannot be extradited because there is no Extradition treaty between the two countries.
Attorney at Law Charrandass Persaud, in his no case submission, argued that no case has been made out against his client. He stated that his client had no case to answer. He submitted that Jaundoo had taken Doerga out of the prison compound legally and according to regulations.
He had escorted the man over to the Prison Officers’ Sports Club to repair a sewing machine and while on their way a car stopped and his client was forced into the vehicle at gun point. He was under duress until they reached Suriname. There is no evidence that he offered assistance to the prisoner to get him out of the country. He was out on $200,000 bail.
Jaundoo in his testimony, had testified that he was abducted at gunpoint by two men while walking with Doerga, forced into a car and taken first to Springlands, beaten and forced into a boat where they were taken to Nickerie when the convict made his escape bid.
Doerga who had originally come to Guyana to establish a rice mill at Crabwood Creek was charged on the 27th June 2001, with accepting money under false pretence. He allegedly began collecting monies for rice and had issued two ‘bounced cheques’.
He was jailed in his absence on January 8, 2003 by Magistrate Krishendat Persaud at the No. 51 Magistrate’s Court for that offence.
He was then arrested on January 17, 2011 after he slipped back into the country some eight years after and was jailed for the matter.
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