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Suspected pirates deny attacking fishing boat
The five suspects in the recent pirate attack at Cozier, in the Pomeroon, have said that they are ordinary fishermen and that they want to clear their names on the issue.
The men, Premlall Singh, who was the boat captain, of Sparta; Trevor Moore, of Danielstown; Bharrat Bridgemohan, of Sparta;
The suspected pirates
Manniram Mohanroop and Khemraj Gildarie, were released on $10,000 station bail ,on Wednesday, after spending the routine 72 hours in custody.
But while the men are clamoring about their innocence, the police are maintaining that the men did commit the offence. They have strong circumstantial evidence against the men and advice is been sought from the Director of Public Prosecution, a rank said.
Members of the boat “Sapna” that was attacked by pirates, on Sunday June 3, have reported that on the day in question, they were fishing in the Atlantic, when they observed a boat coming in their direction.
The report added that the fishermen who said that they were under attack, pulled up their seine and started to travel. As they continued on their journey, they said that they noticed a suspicious boat chasing after them.
According to the fishermen, they subsequently drove towards land and the boat that was in pursuit headed towards the shore.
The fishermen also said their boat got stuck and they came out and hid in some bushes. While they hid they observed the other men jumping into their boat and later left with gasoline and a coat.
Singh, the captain of the four-man crew that police apprehended said that on Saturday last, he and the four crewmen left Hampton Court about noon.
He added they eventually drove to Success top and lowered their seine.
He said that the following day, they picked up their seine around 6am. He explained the operation usually takes about three hours. While they were pulling up their seine, it got entangled so they headed for Moruka.
Singh said that whilst on their journey, around 11:00 Sunday morning, they also noticed two speed boats approaching their boat. The boats stopped and informed them that there was a pirate attack at sea.
He said the men asked them if they saw any boat and he said that they replied in the negative. Singh added that he received a phone call informing him that it was a blue and white boat.
He said that they continued to journey to Moruka but within half an hour one of the two speed boats that they saw came back and ordered the captain to slow down.
“A boy about 19-years-old said that is the boat.” The police were there and they ordered Singh and his men to all sit on the seine.
Singh said the police ordered the crew except himself to go with the (police boat) back to Charity, where they were obliged to submit individual statements.
Singh said two police ranks were left with him.
“We are all innocent and we want the relevant authorizes to investigate thoroughly and properly.”
“Our reputations were tainted and we want to get back soon on sea,” they all stressed.
On Sunday, the Maritime Administration, the Guyana Defence Force and police ranks on the Essequibo Coast, were alerted of a pirate attack.
Lall’s men have said Singh’s boat fitted the description of the boat that pursued them.
They claimed to have suffered losses of fish, glue and gasoline.
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