A man who is accused of discharging a loaded firearm on the grounds of the Lusignan Golf Club during a private event on Easter Sunday, was granted bail after he was charged with the crime, and his supernumerary precept was revoked.
Fizul Mohamed pleaded not guilty to the charge when he appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
He was granted $50,000 bail and the matter was adjourned until July 8, when it will be called again at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court.
Mohamed, this newspaper was told, was charged based on legal advice obtained by the police.
An investigation was launched into the shooting, which occurred on the golf club’s premises during a private event, after a report surfaced on social media.
A source told Stabroek News that the shooting occurred on Easter Sunday between 6:30 pm and 7 pm.
Commander of ‘C’ Division, Calvin Brutus, had previously told Stabroek News that an individual had come forward and admitted to firing shots during the private event.
In the initial stages of the investigation, the individual, in his statement, had said that he discharged several rounds at a snake.
President of the Lusignan Golf Club, Aleem Hussain, as well as a promoter of the event, had both denied knowledge of a patron indiscriminately discharging rounds on Easter Sunday during an event.
According to the information shared, a patron, who was heavily intoxicated, discharged several rounds in the presence of other persons.
Following the controversy surrounding the shooting, the club’s Vice President, Paton George, resigned with immediate effect, in light of what he said was the executive trying to cover up the incident.
“…I can no longer in good conscience be a part of a committee run amok,” George wrote to members, informing them of his decision in April.
“The story of the shooting was conveyed to me as fact. Now, in the aftermath, nobody knows anything. That is bad enough, but to further add insult to injury by continuing with business as usual is insulting to the general membership,” George had said in his statement to members.
