Cash jet pilot pleads not guilty through lawyer

Guyanese pilot Khamraj Lall, who was caught with a large sum of undeclared currency on his aircraft in Puerto Rico last month, has waived his right to appear before the court tomorrow to plead and instead entered a not guilty plea through his lawyer Rafael F Castro Lang.

In a motion filed yesterday Lall, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Exec Jet, said he was advised of his indictment by a grand jury late last week and advised of his rights to be present at an arraignment, but seeks to waive those rights and formally enter a not guilty plea.

His motion was approved by Magistrate Judge Camille L Velez-Rive who entered Lall’s not guilty plea and gave both the defence and prosecution seven days for