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Orlando Thom refused bail again

Apr 28, 2011 News

Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry yesterday refused the bail application by lawyer Gregory Gaskin representing surrendered wanted man, Orlando Thom.
Thom made his first court appearance on Tuesday before the Chief Magistrate at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court with three offences, two of which are indictable.
After listening to a strong challenge put forward by Gaskin, the Magistrate suspended the hearing for yesterday to determine whether the court would grant the accused his pre-trial liberty.
His matter was transferred to the Christianburg Magistrates’ Court for May 10.
The former national swimmer resides at Old England, Upper Demerara with his mother and other siblings who were present in court yesterday.
Corporal Venetta Pindar, on the first hearing, told the court that on March 10; last, the accused held Dexter Parez at gunpoint and demanded that his victim hand over the key for his motor car PMM 9535.
As a result the plaintiff became afraid and complied with Thom’s request. To the charge of threatening language to Parez the accused declared his innocence.
The prosecution further alleged that 30 minutes later, Thom drove the said car to Nottinghamshire, Upper Demerara and abducted Kemani Sharma. The accused then drove the car along the Ituni Public Road and ordered Sharma out of the moving vehicle.
Those matters were reported to the police.
At this point in proceedings, Attorney Gaskin challenged the prosecution. The lawyer explained that Sharma was in the said car with the accused on the day in question.
He told the court that while in the car, the accused tried to convince Sharma that she needed to save herself from the claws of the narcotics trade that is run by the persons who are after him.
The vehicle to which the prosecution is referring, was borrowed from Parez and not stolen as the police are claiming.
Gaskin pointed out that Thom, Parez and Sharma are all cousins.
Pindar objected to bail on the grounds that if the accused is granted pre-trial liberty he will not want to return for his trial.
The grounds on which the prosecution objected caused defence counsel to remind the court that it was his client who made contact with the police in an attempt to surrender.
The lawyer added that Thom who is a dedicated sportsman has made Guyana proud at several international and regional meets as a swimmer.
Thom, for whom a wanted bulletin was issued in March this year, surrendered to police in Linden, two Thursdays ago.

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