Final witness to testify against former GRDB senior officials

Jan 10, 2020 News

Special Prosecutor Patrice Henry, who is working for the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU), is expected to call his final witness to testify in the

Jagnarine Singh and Madanlall Ramraj

trial of two former officials of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), who are facing charges of fraudulent conversion and misappropriation.
The defendants are former General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board, Jagnarine Singh, and former Deputy General Manager, Madanlall Ramraj.
Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty, is presiding in the trial which is being conducted in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Attorney-at-law Glenn Hanoman is representing the two men.
The alleged fraud took place between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2015. There are 17 charges of keeping fraudulent accounts, 16 for fraudulent appropriation and five for the falsification of accounts.
Following the conclusion of one of his witnesses evidence to the court, Special Prosecutor Henry indicated that after the next witness finishes testifying, he will close the case of the prosecution. The matter was then adjourned to January 28.
Four other officials have had their cases dismissed based on insufficient evidence led by the prosecution. They had all pleaded not guilty to the charges that were put to them.
Former accountant Peter Ramcharran’s matter is still before the court.

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