Buddy’s fuel bust accused freed

Magistrate describes case as ‘water fetched in basket’

Omprakash ShivrajThe charges against the defendants in the $6M Buddy’s fuel bust were dismissed at the Providence Magistrate’s Court yesterday, ending more than two years of deliberations.
In dismissing the charges, Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry compared the case presented by the prosecution as “water fetched in a basket” and said that it was replete with errors. The matter had been prosecuted by special prosecutor appointed by the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), Anil Nandlall.