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Essequibo man found guilty for illegal fuel

Sep 24, 2011 News

 

Akbar Mohamed of Charity, Essequibo Coast, was on September 20, 2011 found guilty by the Charity Magistrate’s Court for being in possession of illegal petroleum. He was ordered to pay a fine of $150,000.
Mohamed was charged by the Guyana Energy Agency in March, 2010 for being in possession of illegal petroleum contrary to section 5B(10) of the Guyana Energy Agency Act.
The defendant on September 23, 2009 at Lot 10 New Road Charity, Essequibo Coast in the Essequibo Magisterial District, had in his possession 265 gallons of illegal diesel fuel in which the marker was below the proportion determined.
The case was tried at the Charity Magistrate’s Court by Magistrate Faith McGusty.
The prosecution led three witnesses.
The defence made a no case submission after the prosecution closed its case on August 16, last after listening to arguments by Mr. Gino Persaud, Attorney-at-Law for the prosecution in response to the no case submissions.
The Magistrate overruled the no case submission and found that the prosecution had established a prima facie case.
On September 20, the Magistrate found the defendant guilty and fined him $150,000.
The defendant was represented by Mr. L. Dindyal of Essequibo.
The case was prosecuted by Mr. Gino Peter Persaud, Attorney-at-Law who was brought in as a Special Prosecutor by the GEA.

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