An Alberttown man on Wednesday implicated a Police Officer in the act of bribery when he made an appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Navin Ali, 20, was arraigned for attempted robbery. The charge stated that on Thursday, March 1, 2018, Ali was in the company of others when he attempted to rob Chan Beharry in Alberttown. Ali pleaded guilty, noting that he had an explanation.
Ali related to Magistrate Fabayo Azore that he was ‘liming’ along with a few friends when they saw the officer approaching. He stated that one of his friends approached the officer asking him for a hundred dollars and the officer replied “You want snatch this phone?” It was then that Ali allegedly told his friend that he should not bother the officer and they left the scene. Ali went on to explain that he saw Beharry again on Sunday and the officer asked him for some money. Ali allegedly gave the officer $5000, given that was all he had and the officer told him that was not enough. Ali was subsequently arrested.
After hearing Ali’s explanation, the Magistrate instructed that a not guilty plea be entered instead and that the allegation of bribery should be looked into by the Police. The man was given $25,000 bail and will return to court on April 4.
