Woman accused of defaming Govt Minister slapped with cybercrime charge

…ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation, placed on $150,000 bail

The Lusignan woman who went on Facebook and made false allegations against Government Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation Deodat Indar was on Friday charged under the Cyber Crime Act. Raywattie Kemraj appeared before Magistrate Annette Singh at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and pleaded not guilty.
The prosecution is contending that on November 19, at High Street, Georgetown, Kemraj knowingly disseminated false information online, resulting in embarrassment to the Indar. Kemraj’s attorney told the court that this was her first encounter with the law and that she has no other matters before any court. He assured the court that she is not a flight risk and would comply with all conditions imposed. He further raised concerns about his client’s mental health, explaining that both he and Kemraj’s family believe an independent psychiatric evaluation is necessary and would be important to her defence. The prosecutor objected to bail, citing the evidence in the matter and pointing out that Kemraj allegedly provided a different address to the police at the time of her arrest. He argued that this discrepancy suggested she might not return to court. In response, Kemraj’s attorney said the address given was related to her husband’s business.
Magistrate Singh noted that the case concerns Kemraj’s social media activity and stressed that someone will need to monitor her to ensure she does not repeat the behaviour. In addition to $150,000 bail, Kemraj was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, lodge her passport and report to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters on the last Friday of every month. The matter was adjourned to December 17.