Having determined that a man, who was on remand for more than nine years, had his fundamental rights under Article 144 (1) of the Constitution violated, Justice Sandil Kissoon yesterday ordered that criminal matters against him be stayed permanently and that he be released forthwith from the custody of the Guyana Prison Service.
Justice Kissoon, who had earlier said that the “unthinkable” had occurred in the case of Raymond Jones, also ordered that the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs or other relevant institutions assist the now freed man in ensuring that he journeys to his home village in Micobie Village, Potaro, Region Nine.
Jones was accused of murdering Gary Joseph with a bow and arrow sometime between December 26 and December 27, 2012. He was remanded to prison on December 28, 2012 and has remained in jail ever since.
