Arrested sugar workers maintain that they were stripped

Some of the workers who were arrested

Sugar workers who were arrested on Monday after they allegedly attempted to block the Canje Turn with wooden poles and structures to stop the free flow of traffic maintain that they were stripped down, photographed, and placed into lock-ups by police in Region Six.

Roopnarine Sukhu, 45, of Susannah Village; Fizal Kowlessar, 29, of Canefield; Satish Sanichar, 43, of Betsy Ground Village; Mohan Premchand, 40, of Betsy Ground Village; Keeron Bissondyal, 35, of Betsy Ground Village; Boojnarine Ramkisson; Doman Jagnarine, 55, of Canefield; Narinedatt Khemraj, 55, of Canefield; Waqueer Baskh, 30, of Reliance Village; Kemraj Balkarran, 27, of Canefield; Shawn Best, 30, of Adelphi Village; Joseph McPherson, 48, Goed Bananen Land; Raton Singh, 24, of Goed Bananen Land; George Southwell, 32, of Betsy Ground; Totaram Sanichar, 47, of Betsy Ground; Lance Boswin, 34, of Betsy Ground; Marlon Durant, 50, of Adelphi Village;  Denis Kippy, 40, of Stanleytown; Satesh Jagnarine, 50, of Canefield, and Nigel Ghangadin, 27, of Betsy Ground Village, all appeared before Magistrate Renita Singh.