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Teacher sentenced to 8 weeks in prison for assaulting cop
Kaieteur News – Twenty-nine-year-old Shameer Basika, a teacher from Cummings Lodge, Georgetown, was on Wednesday sentenced to eight weeks in prison for assaulting a peace officer.
Jailed: Shameer Basika
Basika was arrested on August 1, and charged for assaulting a Peace Officer, contrary to Section 28 (b) of the Summary Jurisdiction Offence Act, Chapter 8:02.
He appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Rushell Liverpool, where the charge was read to him. Basika pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced.
- and charged for assaulting a Peace Officer, Basika was arrested on August 1, Cummings Lodge, Georgetown, wenty-nine-year-old Shameer Basika
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