Witness IDs murder accused in historic videoconference testimony

Akbar Alli

History was made in Guyana’s judicial system yesterday when Justice Navindra Singh allowed evidence to be taken via video conference from the main witness in a murder trial now living in the United States.

Bibi Rameena Hydar Alli, who lives in New York, testified from the Guyana Consulate via the audio-visual link about the events of July 24, 2008, when her husband Akbar Alli was shot dead on Brickdam during a robbery.

The woman, who was with him at the time of the fatal attack and is regarded as the