Six soldiers to be jailed for desertion, being AWOL

Six Guyana Defence Force ranks are to be incarcerated for being Absent Without Leave and Desertion following the conclusion of their Court Martial trials on May 15 last.

A release from the GDF yesterday said that Corporal Jerome Gomes, Ordinary Rating Anthony Mortley and Ordinary Rating Gavin Andrews were sentenced to three months imprisonment after being charged with the offence of absence without leave contrary section 48(a) of the Defence Act, Chapter 15:01. Gomes was represented by attorney at law James Bond