The Lethem businessman who was charged in connection with the construction of an illegal airstrip was on Tuesday granted $1 million bail after making an application in the High Court.
Hutashan Ramsingh
Hutashan Ramsingh, also called “Seon Singh”, stood before Justice Brassington Reynolds and had his Attorneys Jerome Khan in association with Ian Chung make a petition for bail.
Bail was granted in the sum of $1 million and he is required to report to the Lethem Police Station every Monday, starting January 8.
The matter was transferred to the Lethem Magistrate’s Court for March 5.
The 44-year-old man was remanded to prison on December 18, 2017, when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
It is alleged that on August 10 and August 13, 2017, at Mandacoro Island Savannah (Santa Fe), Lethem, Ramsingh conspired with persons known and unknown to facilitate the illegal landing of an aircraft on an unauthorised port of entry.
The aircraft discovered on the illegal airstrip
Following the discovery of the airstrip, Ramsingh and two other residents of Lethem – Wazim King, 37 and Nathan Hamilton, 21 – were flown to Georgetown to assist with investigations.
Ramsingh was released on $50,000 station bail while King and Hamilton were hauled before the courts to be charged for a similar offence of conspiracy to commit a felony.
Following his release in September, the Police had reported that Ramsingh had fled the jurisdiction. In December however, Ramsingh was recaptured. It was reported that his vehicle was frequenting the area where the airstrip was discovered and where an illegal aircraft had landed.
Moreover, reports indicate that he had been also involved in similar cases of illegal aircraft landings in other areas in the region, namely Parabara, Manwar, Mountain Point and Mandakara Airstrip.
