Police Constable Leandre Gillis, the junior rank recorded being verbally abused by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Frank Thompson, yesterday told a court that he received a threat to his life during the encounter, which had been widely shared on social media.
Gillis took the stand yesterday before city magistrate Fabayo Azore at the trial of Thompson, who was charged with using abusive language to him on February 22, at Broad Street, Georgetown.
Gillis, who is stationed at the Brickdam Police Station, where he is attached to the court superintendent’s office, said he was performing duties with other ranks in a police vehicle on the afternoon of February 22, when he was stopped by Davendra Ram.
