Section 72 of the Criminal Law (Procedure) Act which empowers the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to order the committal of a murder accused for trial even though a Magistrate may have found no prima facie evidence to so do, came under extensive scrutiny before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday.
The Trinidad-based court of last resort for Guyana was at the time hearing the appeal filed by Marcus Bisram, who is challenging the ruling of the local appellate court which overturned a decision of the High Court quashing an order the DPP had made, directing that he stands trial for murder.
Bisram had been charged for the 2016 murder of Berbice carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt.
