Thirty-one-year-old police officer Quamme Benn was today admitted to bail of $40,000 on a charge of obtaining $5,000 from Mark Julius for the latter’s wife to avoid prosecution for a traffic violation.
The allegation against Benn is that on February 12 at the Grove Police Station, being an agent of the State, he corruptly obtained from Julius the sum of $5,000 as inducement to avoid prosecution of June Thomas.
Benn of 942 Grove, East Bank Demerara was not required to plead to the indictable charge of corrupt transaction by agent when it was read to him by Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry. The case was transferred to the Providence Magistrate’s court for February 22.
