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Foreigner fined for verbally abusing Magistrate
An American-based Guyanese, who directed a number of expletives at Providence Magistrate, Leslie Sobers, was fined $25,000 after pleading guilty to the charge of indecent language. The man was further charged for not complying with orders given to him by authorities.
Glen Thomas, who verbally abused the Magistrate, was said to be residing in the United States. He appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine- Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday last and pleaded not guilty to the not complying with authorities matter.
The prosecution was however not in receipt of the file since a mix up led to the file going to Providence Magistrate’s Court.
The defendant explained to the court that he was on vacation and he did not know that the man he abused was a Magistrate. He said that his outburst was as a result of an accident that almost occurred. Thomas however revealed that he never disobeyed any orders given by the police.
He said that he was off loading some articles that had been shipped over for him when the police told him to make his way to the Brickdam Police Station which he said he did.
The man was ordered to pay the fine while the prosecutor’s file was sent for in order to have the facts of the charge related.
Attorney at law Mark Waldron intervened to offer some assistance on behalf of the defendant. He related that the charge made out by the police was bad and the matter should be thrown out.
It was initially found by the court that the failing to comply charge did not indicate whose orders the defendant had disobeyed. There was no name or identification in related to who gave the orders.
It was however related to the lawyer that the charge could be amended since it was not a major omission and the prosecutor could easily retrieve her file and request the amendment of the charge where the authority’s identification would be included.
Outside of the court, Thomas paid his fine and vowed to police officers that he was leaving on Saturday and that he would never return to Guyana.
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