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Magistrate Fabayo Azore remanded a man to prison on Wednesday,Cheap Jerseys China, when he appeared before her charged with the possession of guns and ammunition.Harrynarine Persaud, 41,China Jerseys Cheap, was charged with having in his possession a Smith and Wesson revolver without being the holder of a firearm licence on April 4, at Arau Landing.Persaud was also accused of having 31 live rounds of .38 ammunition without having a licence.Persaud pleaded not guilty to the charges after they were read to him at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.The defendant’s lawyer Adrian Thompson in his bail application,China Jerseys, told the court that the police never found the alleged gun and ammunition in his client’s possession. The lawyer explained that on the day in question the police were chasing a man who allegedly shot another.Ranks at the Eteringbang Police Station went to his client’s business place and conducted a search. He said that the items mentioned in the charge were found on a table at the defendant’s premises.“I do not know who placed the stuff down on the table,Wholesale Jerseys China, anybody could have done it,” Thompson argued. He pointed out that the shop is a public place that is frequently visited by employees and customers.Further, the lawyer indicated to the court that three other persons were held after the discovery of the gun and ammunition. He said that based on advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), his client alone was charged for the offences.The lawyer’s submission became more intense when he opined,China Jerseys NFL, “Sometimes the DPP does not give the correct advice.”However, his statement was not taken lightly by Police Corporal Simone Payne. She said that a confession statement was given by the defendant, hence the DPP’s advice.In addition, the lawyer pointed out that no fingerprints were taken from the scene. He informed the court that the matter will have to be transferred to the Kamarang Magistrate’s Court that sits once every three months, citing that it would affect his client’s constitutional rights, should he be incarcerated for so long.The lawyer told the court that his client is not a flight risk and he will return to court for trial if granted his pre-trial liberty. He went on to say that he has no pending or previous conviction.Nonetheless,China NFL Jerseys, bail was refused and the defendant was remanded.The matter was transferred to the Kamarang Magistrate’s Court for June 15. |
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