The former Director of Sport is one of two persons who were released on $25,000 bail each on Thursday after they were charged with breaching the COVID-19 measures during a People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) protest last Saturday morning.
Neendkumar and a juvenile were accused of “hosting a meeting of a fraternal civic organisation” in breach of section 2 (l) of the restriction on social activities set out in the COVID-19 emergency measures.
They both denied the charge when they appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Bail was granted and the proceedings were adjourned until June 18.
They were detained last Saturday morning after the police dispersed a protest which was held outside of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to press for the return of Carter Center’s observers for the ongoing national recount of votes from the March 2 polls.
They were among a number of other individuals, comprising mainly supporters and members of the PPP/C, who had assembled outside the Ministry’s South Road offices for the protest.
Shortly after they took up their positions, the police arrived at the location in an effort to stop the protest. The persons who had gathered eventually left but not before Kumar and the other individual was taken into police custody.
The Carter Center, which is one of the five accredited foreign observer missions had attempted to have one member of its team travel to Guyana on May 4 to observe the recount process but failed to secure permission from the Government. Repeated requests have been denied.
