Illegal entry accused remanded

A man accused of entering Guyana illegally was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The allegation against Markus [only name given to the court] is that between August 1 and August 29, at Springlands, he entered Guyana by sea without the consent of an immigration officer.

The defendant pleaded not guilty