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Bail for quartet accused of stealing GT&T cables
Four men accused of stealing cables from Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T),
Accused: Two of the men at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday
were placed on $60,000 bail each by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Roland George, 30, of 118 ‘B’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown, Seon Niggins, 28, of 47 West La Penitence, Georgetown, Michael Ramlogan, 42, of 355 South Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara and Tennessee Clarkson, 32, of 621 ‘B’ Field Sophia, were arraigned on a simple larceny charge.
It is alleged that between September 29 and September 30, last, at Sophia, Greater Georgetown, the quartet stole 82 feet of aerial cable, belonging to the telecommunications company, and valued at $71,600.
According to Police Prosecutor, Inspector Michael Grant, between those dates personnel from GT&T were conducting an exercise in Sophia when they noticed the cables on a utility pole was missing. The matter was reported.
Grant said that acting on information received, the cables were found at the back of Sophia. Following police investigations, the four men were arrested and charged with simple larceny.
In court, the men pleaded and submitted bail applications through their lawyers. Niggins was represented by Attorney-at-Law Patrice Henry while George and Clarkson were represented by Attorney-at-Law Lloyd Mark Conway. Ramlogan had no lawyer.
The lawyers asked the Magistrate to consider offering bail in a reasonable amount and the Prosecution did not object. Henry reported that the four accused had been held in custody since Saturday. The lawyer (Henry) said that the Prosecution had no evidence against his client.
Bail was granted and the Prosecution was ordered to investigate why the four men had been detained beyond the allowed 72 hours period. The case is set to be called again on November 28 for statements.
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