2 Chinese nationals fined for assault in Bartica

Two Chinese nationals were on Thursday fined for assaulting a man in Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
Those charged are 37-year-old Cai Zhiming and 27-year-old Qiu Weifu, both labourers residing at First Avenue, Bartica, who were arrested on Wednesday in connection with an incident involving Jason James.

The duo appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court, where they were each charged with assault causing actual bodily harm. Both men pleaded guilty to the offence.

Following their guilty pleas, the court imposed a fine of $15,000 on each of the men. However, in default of payment, they face an alternative sentence of two weeks’ imprisonment.
The circumstances surrounding the assault have not been publicly disclosed. However, in a video of the assault posted by the Guyana Police Force on its social media page, the two men are seen kicking and cuffing James.