A 20-year-old man from Riverstown, on the Essequibo Coast, was on Tuesday released on 0,000 bail after he appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly to answer to a charge of illegal ammunition possession.
During a Police raid on February 4, 2017, Inshan Alli, a student of the Essequibo Technical Institute, was found with a .32 round of ammunition, without being the holder of a firearm licence, at his Lot 25 Riverstown residence.
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Defence Attorney Jerome Khan told the court that the said ammunition was found on the premises when Police officials invaded his home. However, he argued that the raid was motivated by a Police report made by the former brother-in-law of the accused who had ended a relationship with Alli’s sister on bitter terms and had vowed to get even with the family.
The in-law had reportedly made a report to the United States Embassy in Guyana stating that the family, all of whom are Muslims and holders of business visas, were involved in terrorist activities.
The man’s Attorney further posited that there are three homes in the said lot, with 13 occupants and anyone could have had access to his client’s bedroom, where the ammunition was found. The ammunition, he stated, belonged to Kumar Bacchus, a family member who died five years ago.
He concluded by stating that the matter was initiated by the former in-law, who has a “vendetta” with the family of the accused over a broken relationship.
Khan successfully made a bail application, which was granted in the sum of $500,000, but subsequently reduced to $400,000 upon the Attorney’s request.
Alli will return to court on Monday, February 13, when the matter will be transferred to the Essequibo. In addition, the accused is required to report to the Suddie Police Station every Monday.
