The police yesterday expressed concern that a Success, East Coast Demerara businessman was let off with a reprimand after pleading guilty to two counts of noise nuisance.
In a statement yesterday, the police said that Vishnu Ramdial appeared before Magistrate Zamilla Ally at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court where he pleaded not guilty to a charge of threatening language but guilty to noise nuisance counts.
The police said that the magistrate placed Ramdial on $10,000 bail in relation to the threatening language charge and reprimanded him and discharged him on the noise nuisance counts.
“The Guyana Police Force wishes to express its concern at the “slap on the wrist” treatment given to persons convicted of Noise Nuisance.
“Noise Nuisance is plaguing the society, with numerous complaints being made by citizens throughout the country, and consequently the police expend a lot of time and resources in processing Noise Nuisance reports.
“Given the negative impact of Noise Nuisance on the society and citizens’ desire to be relieved of this nuisance, it is expected that sentencing by the Court will serve as a deterrent in an impartial manner”, the police said.
In recent years, the police have come in for heavy criticism for not taking sterner action against noise nuisance offenders. Many complaints have been made about noise nuisance on Sheriff Street and in other parts of the country without effective action being taken by the police.
The police yesterday said that in the case of Ramdial, a complaint of noise nuisance had been made against him. The police said he was taken to the police station where he was processed. The police added that he then allegedly threatened the complainant and as a result was charged with threatening language and two counts of noise nuisance.
