(Trinidad Express) With head held high, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Peter Reyes pleaded “not guilty” yesterday when he appeared before an Arima Magistrate, on three charges related to his alleged conduct on a Caribbean Airlines Flight to Tobago last month.
Dressed in shirt and jeans, Reyes stood in the prisoner’s dock of the Arima Magistrates’ Second Court before Magistrate Debbie Ann Bassaw.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Glenn Hackett was in court for the hearing.
Reyes was charged under section 60(1) of the Civil Aviation Act with
threatening the safety of the aircraft and passengers on board, using abusive and insulting language towards a crew member, and for intentionally interfering with crew members in the execution of their duties. The charges carry a maximum fine of $25,000 and up to a year in prison.
After Bassaw read the charges to the ACP, he was asked to enter a plea.
Reyes in a loud and emphatic voice, pleaded not guilty. Reyes was represented by attorney Lyndon Leu
