Driver, not youth should be held accountable in middle-finger case

The driver of a car which was in front of a presidential convoy on the day 18-year-old Kevin Simon allegedly displayed his middle finger at the convoy, should be held accountable for his actions, rather than the teenager, President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Friday.

The young man, who was charged after he allegedly showed his middle finger to the President’s convoy, appeared for the fourth time before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court on August 29 in connection with the offence.

Speaking at a media briefing at