Talk show host gets $200,000 bail for cybercrime offence

Local talk show host Kadackie Amsterdam of Buxton, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was on Thursday placed on $200,000 bail by Magistrate Faith McGusty, before whom he was arraigned on a cybercrime-related offence for which he has pleaded not guilty.

Police have said that the 46-year-old Amsterdam had used a computer system to encourage or incite persons to commit a criminal offence against the President of Guyana, following which he was arrested by ranks of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday and was kept in the lockups until Thursday, when he was arraigned in the Georgetown court of Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty.
After being placed on bail, the matter was adjourned to June 10, 2024. Guyana Times understands that additional charges are slated to be filed against him.