Woman charged for threatening President Granger

– lawyer claims client is “technologically challenged”

An East Bank Essequibo woman who allegedly used Facebook to issue threatening and derogatory statements against President David Granger was on Tuesday arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the

Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Bibi Safoora Salim pleaded not guilty to the charge and was placed on $200,000 bail.
The 52-year-old mother of three, who hails from Vergenoegen, East Bank, Essequibo, was taken into Police custody for questioning following her Facebook post about shooting the President.
She was represented by Attorney Euclin Gomes, who told the court that his client was “technologically challenged”.
This claim was however challenged by Police Prosecutor Neville Jeffers who strongly objected to bail and told the court that Salim admitted in a statement to the Police to being the owner of the laptop which she used a password to access the said account.
He also objected to bail on the grounds of the serious nature of the offence, threats posed, and the racial remarks that were used on social media against the President.
Salim reportedly sent two photos via whatsapp messenger to her son, which shared similar messages.
According to Prosecutor Jeffers, the case files are completed and some 14 eyewitnesses are slated to testify in the trial, which is said to commence on May 11.
Salim was charged for attempting to excite hostility on the grounds of race contrary to Section 2 (1) (C) of the Racial Hostility Act Chapter 23:01 of the Criminal Offences Act.