The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday discontinued the private criminal charge which was filed against Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Wendell Blanhum by attorney Nigel Hughes over statement/s he made against Detective Sergeant, Dion Bascom.
Stabroek News was reliably informed that the charge was discontinued in accordance with the powers conferred on the DPP under Article 187 (1) (C) of the Constitution of Guy-ana.
Information reaching this newspaper revealed that the DPP yesterday dispatched a missive to the Chief Magistrate in relation to the charge.
