Police prosecutor gets self-bail on obstructing justice charge

Shawn Gonsalves

A police prosecutor who is accused of dodging two sentence warrants was on Wednesday placed on self-bail after he was charged with obstructing the course of justice.

Shawn Gonsalves, 35, of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge that between July 23, 2020 and November 27, 2021, at Diamond, he conspired with a person or persons unknown to obstruct the course of justice, so as to cause the disappearance or to falsely execute two sentencing warrants in favour of Vishal Munilall.