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After claiming to be tortured and abused by ranks of the Customs Anti- Narcotics Unit (CANU),Two of the accused held with 41.856 kg of cocainethe four men accused of having in their possession 41.856 kilograms of cocaine now say that CANU ranks stole from them US$19,Cheap MLB Jerseys,000.Defense lawyer Glenn Hanoman, who was representing Salim Bacchus,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, made the allegation on behalf of the men. He also held the position for his absent colleague representing the other three defendants, Narayan Jaibandhan, Gary Belgrave and Leo Hernandez.Hanoman claimed that his client, Bacchus, was arrested at a sawmill,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Outlet, where the ranks took possession of the money belonging to the defendants. He said that to his knowledge no records had been made about the money being taken from the defendant during the time of his arrest.Neither had his client sign any document stating that the money had been lodged at the police station with his knowing. He further said that the men had also given up their passports and licences,jerseys nfl wholesale, also without signing any documentation.The attorney spoke candidly as he continued to address the matter of the men being beaten. Hanoman said that he wished to inform the court that despite an order by the magistrate to have the men taken for a medical examination,Cheap NFL Jerseys, up to court time yesterday the men had not seen a doctor.The lawyer claimed that CANU ranks had severely beaten the defendants and tortured them with taser guns.He told the court that the brutal beating was quite evident as the men still bore marks of violence about their body. He also referred to the snake like bite marks the men sustained as a result of being zapped with the taser guns.When asked, CANU prosecutor Oswald Massiah said it was the first time he was hearing of the allegations and that he must first investigate the matter before he could comment on the issue.He said that Defence Counsel Hanoman regarded the matter as if he had personal knowledge of the men being beaten by CANU ranks.The lawyer in turn refuted the CANU prosecutor’s claims of being ignorant of the allegations against the ranks.He said that it would be virtually impossible not to know about the allegations since the violent treatment the men received was evident in their physical appearance.The lawyer was advised by the court to take his complaints to the Police Complaints Authorities where he said he would. He also notified the court that members from the Canadian Embassy were present as they were looking into the matter of violence against the detainees.The court further endorsed a warrant that the men receive medical attention seeking the results of a medical examination.Salim Bacchus, Narayan Jaibandhan,Cheap NFL Authentic Jerseys, Gary Belgrave and Leo Hernandez were charged with having in their possession 41.856 kg of cocaine. They were arrested on November 3 last at Line Path, Skeldon and taken to the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on November 5.They all pleaded not guilty to the charge of drug possession and were later remanded to jail. Jaibandhan was said to be a second time offender having being convicted of a crime of similar nature on December 21 2009. He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment and a $30,jerseys from china,000 fine. He appealed the case and was out on bail pending the end of his previous matter. According to the CANU prosecutor he is once again before the court to answer another drug matter.The four men were remanded to prison and will be facing the drug possession matter at the Springlands Magistrates’ Court on Novfember 17. |
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