Attorneys representing Troy Thomas, who is wanted in the United States for murder, yesterday argued that the magistracy has no jurisdiction to hear the extradition proceedings initiated against him.
Thomas, of South Ozone Park, Queens, New York, USA, who allegedly murdered Keith Frank on December 11th, 2011, was recently apprehended by ranks of the Guyana Police Force during an intelligence-led operation that began on January 31st, 2018.
He was arrested at a Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara location.
When the extradition case resumed yesterday before acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus in Georgetown, instead of evidence being taken from the two witnesses provided by state prosecutor Stacey Goodings, defence attorneys Nigel Hughes, Bernard Da Silva and Darren Wade argued that the court has no jurisdiction to hear the matter.
