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Making a mockery of the law

Oct 14, 2010 Letters

Dear Editor,
Fisherman Chaetram Singh called ‘Monster’, Tuesday afternoon (12-10-10), during his trial at the Demerara Assizes, pleaded guilty to killing his wife, Ileen Lall, on February 6, 2007.
His lawyer, Mr. Hukumchand, told the court that his client would like to change his ‘not guilty’ plea to that of ‘guilty’ to the lesser count of manslaughter.
This killer as most other killers will make a mockery of the law and others will do same.
Kill, then go to court, plead not guilty then change their plea to guilty of lesser charge of manslaughter.
Why do killers do this? They test the law first to see how it’s going from them. Possibility they might get off on some sort of technicality.
Only when that does not work will they plead to lesser count in order to receive just eight years in prison.
You take a life then make mockery of the law and when push comes to shove you know you will only receive eight years in prison.
This is one of the main reason killings will continue unabated in Guyana. Mostly women will continue to suffer at the hands of men because men are protected by the law.
Imagine police issuing wanted bulletins for wanted criminals.
The wanted men are showing up with their lawyers only to be let go at the end of the day. Some of these wanted men are now contemplating suing police.
Do the police not have facts and proof of criminality before issuing wanted bulletins so as to charge these wanted men immediately?
T. King

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