Businessman charged with inciting persons to commit treason

Randy Jagdeo, of Third Street, Alexander Village, was arrested and charged for inciting persons to commit treason, Contrary to Section 314 of the Criminal Law Offences Act, Chapter 8:01.
The 39-year-old appeared at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Dylon Bess, where the charge was read to him and he was not required to plead.
The Prosecutor objected to bail. However, the magistrate granted him $350,000 bail. As a condition for bail he is required to report on the third Friday of every month to the head of the Police Cyber Crimes Unit at Eve Leary.
He is also to refrain from making any posts via Social Media platforms and he has to lodge his passport with the court. The matter was adjourned to June 16.
The local businessman came in for major criticism over a provocative Facebook comment which stated that Essequibo belongs to Venezuela. Also, he has a sign displayed at his ‘Thousand Dollar Store’ on the East Bank of Demerara, featured the ‘One Guyana’ logo alongside a map of Guyana that excluded the Essequibo region.
In 2014, Jagdeo, who was charged with the murder of biker, Kirk Davis, was freed of the charge by the then Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine – Beharry.
The case was dismissed on the grounds that the prosecution failed to make out a prima facie case against the accused. Two witnesses, despite being summoned by the Court on several occasions, never presented themselves.
It was alleged that the biker and Jagdeo were close friends and it is alleged that Davis had kissed the suspect’s wife on her neck while at a Main Street, Georgetown night spot on September 2, 2013, a day before the murder.
The prosecutor in the case had told the court that on the day of the murder, Jagdeo went to the home of the deceased at Seventh Street, Eccles Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, in a silver Toyota Allion motorcar.
The police prosecutor alleged that Davis was called out of his home and was seated in the back seat of the car when a heated argument erupted and the suspect came out of the driver’s seat of the vehicle and reportedly fired shots at Davis, who was still seated in the car. The court was told that Davis’ body was dumped and the suspect fled the scene.