Guyana’s Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Ali-Hack, has appealed a call by a magistrates’ court docket to dismiss a case in opposition to a former authorities minister who was charged with indecent publicity after he allegedly urinated in opposition to a fence within the public area.
The fees had been filed in opposition to David Patterson after a person complained that on July16, 2023, whereas attending an occasion in his space, the previous authorities minister walked throughout the street and relieved himself in opposition to a fence.
The person claimed when he objected, foul language was thrown at him.
In July final 12 months, Patterson appeared on the Georgetown Justice of the Peace’s Courtroom earlier than Senior Justice of the Peace Leron Daly to reply to a few fees which included use of obscene language to impress a breach of the peace, indecent publicity, and indecent publicity to impress a breach of the peace.
He was then positioned on GUY$70,000 bail.
On February 1 this 12 months, Justice of the Peace Dylon Bess dismissed the costs over the shortage of ample proof tying him to the allegations.
Throughout the trial, the digital complainant was referred to as upon to supply proof, after he claimed to have noticed the accused exposing himself whereas urinating in opposition to a fence.
Nevertheless, underneath cross-examination, the person was unable to supply any particulars in regards to the alleged offence and admitted that he seemed away from the one who was allegedly urinating.
The video proof which was supplied in the course of the trial revealed that the individual’s again was turned away from the complainant.
The video recording additionally supplied no clear picture of the individual urinating on the fence.
The DPP is now interesting the decision and desires the choice of the Justice of the Peace to be put aside and reversed.
She additionally desires Patterson to be made to face the prices of the enchantment.
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