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Aug 08, 2019 News
A Pakistani national who the court heard forged a stamp on his passport, was yesterday granted bail for the offence after he appeared in court.
Thirty-seven-year-old Imran Khan, who lives at Lot ‘C’ Church Street, Enterprise, East Bank Demerara, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts where the charge was read to him.
Khan pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that between March 8, 2018, and August 5, 2019, at Georgetown, with intent to defraud, he conspired with persons or a person to forge a stamp on his Pakistani Passport, in favour of himself, so as to show that same was issued by the Central Immigration and Passport Office.
Police prosecutor Gordon Mansfield made no objection to bail being granted to the defendant, but asked that conditions be attached to the bail if granted.
The facts of the charge stated that Khan entered Guyana through Suriname and failed to present himself to an immigration officer. He later conspired with persons to forge a stamp on his passport, to show that he presented himself to an immigration officer and that he legally entered Guyana.
However, acting on information received, ranks made contact with Khan and asked him to present his documents. When Khan presented his documents to an immigration officer, it was discovered that the stamp in his passport was forged. Khan was then told of the offence, taken into custody and charged.
After listening to the facts of the charge, Chief Magistrate McLennan granted the defendant bail in the sum of $200,000 with the condition attached that he report to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) every Friday until the completion of his matter. He is expected to make his next court appearance on August 14.
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