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President pardons four male inmates
President David Granger, pursuant to Articles 188, 189 and 190 of the Constitution of Guyana, granted full and free Presidential pardon to four men who are currently serving sentences in the Guyana prisons for charges related to the possession of marijuana.
Pardoned: Robert Bhagnauth
Pardoned: Andy Roberts
The Presidential pardon takes effect from today, August 1, 2019.
Pardoned: Michael Gouveia
Pardoned: Joseph Yaw
Pardoned are Robert Bhagnauth, who is serving a three-year sentence in the Mazaruni Prison for the possession of cannabis; Michael Gouveia, who is serving a three-year sentence at the Timehri Prison for the possession of cannabis; Andy Roberts, who is serving a sentence of two years at the Lusignan Prison for smoking cannabis, and Joseph Yaw, who is serving a sentence of two years and ten months in the Georgetown Prison ‘B’ for the possession of cannabis.
The Ministry of the Presidency said the conditions outlined in the Constitution of Guyana were met.
In recent years, the administration has softened its approached in drug matters as part of the programme to reduce overcrowding in the prisons.
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