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16 men charged with terrorism granted bail
Kaieteur News- Sixteen of the 32 men who were charged with terrorism and break and enter and larceny, were on Wednesday granted bail.
The defendants are: 19-year-old Alex Atkinson of Lot 85 Guyhoc, Georgetown, 22 years-old Devon Lewis of Lot 14 West La Penitence Housing Scheme, Georgetown, 26-years-old Randy Benjamin of Phase Two East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, 21-year-old Aidan Cuffy of Lot 85 Guyhoc Gardens, Georgetown, 21-year-old Shamal Ram of Lot 1305 ‘B’ Sophia, Georgetown, 22-year-old Leroy Sealey-Yaw of Lot 26 ‘A’ East La Penitence, 20-year-old Desafio Harvey of Lot 135 King Edward Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, 20-year-old Sherwain Nelson of Lot 75 West Front Road, Georgetown, Kerwyn Baksh of Lot 74 St. Stevens Street Charlestown, Georgetown, 33-year-old Faizal Kennedy of Lot 71 East La Penitence, Georgetown, 19-year-old Antonio Lawrence, 34-year-old Kevin James, 43-year-old Azriel Ashby of Lot 27 El Dorado Village, West Coast Berbice, 46-year-old Terence Park of Lot 129 Melanie Damishana, East Cost Demerara (ECD), 53-year-old Qulient Elgin of Lot 11 ‘D’ Hogg Street, Albouystown, Georgetown and 25-year-old David Singh of Lot 52 Laing Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, all appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty.
Photo of some of the accused men who were granted bail during Wednesday’s court hearing
It is alleged that the defendants on April 28, 2025 at various location across Georgetown, committed terrorist acts and broke into several supermarkets and stole quantities of items. The attorneys all requested bail on behalf of their clients reassuring the court of their clients’ innocence, that they are not flight-risk. They also challenged the act under which their clients have been charged since the particulars for the defendants reflect break and enter and larceny but they are charged with terrorism.
The prosecution objected to bail due to the likelihood of the defendants committing the acts again, and due to the serious nature of the offence. The also mentioned that some accuse were seen adding wood to fire and burning the road. Magistrate McGusty stated that public peace has been restored and as a result she granted bail for the break and enter and larceny charge starting from $200,000 for each of the accused that committed that offence and for the terrorism charge $250,000. The defendants who were charged with both offenses have a total of $450,000 bail. The matters were all adjourned until June 4, 2025.
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