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Essequibo protesters for court today

Jul 08, 2014 News

 

Statements are being processed by senior Police officers stationed at the Anna Regina police station before they are forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions in an attempt to institute more serious charges against Alliance For Change Regional Councillor, Naith Ram and Tage Sewnarine.
Police have since named them as “instigators” into Friday’s protest.
Ram and 18 others are however scheduled to appear before resident Magistrate Sunil Scarce, today, to answer to the more minor offences. They were arrested Friday evening and released late Saturday evening yhrough efforts by AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan. Those detained each had to post $5,000 station bail
A protest led by AFC Regional Councillor and Tage Sewnaraine, a Pastor, turned ugly Friday evening last.  The protestors numbered some 100 rice farmers and their wives who marched from Cotton Field on the Essequibo Coast to the High Bridge at Anna Regina.
The initial plan was to observe a vigil during the night. The police monitored the protestors who became picnickers, cooking and imbibing alcohol at the Anna Regina High Bridge. They later relocated to Land Of Plenty, where they burnt tyres on a recently constructed bridge.
While at Land Of Plenty, protestors proceeded to block the public road with tractors, trucks and other vehicles. The police were subsequently summoned to the scene. A proclamation by the police was also read to them.
They were reports of a police rank and a soldier being assaulted after they attempted to arrest the protestors, including Ram who was stripped naked.
The protest stemmed from late payments for paddy sold for three months prior. Proper drainage and accurate weight and dockage were some of the additional concerns.

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