Citing international obligations that require him to leave Guyana regularly, former president Bharrat Jagdeo has moved to the High Court to lift travel restrictions placed on him due to private criminal proceedings that were recently brought against him.
Jagdeo this week was read the private criminal charge that he made racially divisive statements at Babu John, Corentyne. Whim Magistrate Charlyn Artiga granted his release on self-bail but instructed that he should not leave the country without the court’s permission. Should there be an emergency, she directed that he inform the opposing counsel and the court at least a day before the prospective court date.
He is due to return to court on June 23rd for the beginning of the
