Former state witness Aszim Shivgobin is now facing a perjury charge after his admission that he lied during testimony caused the collapse of the state’s case against accused cop killer Salim Bacchus.
Shivgobin was arrested on Wednesday in the New Amsterdam High Court after he admitted to lying while testifying at a lower court in the preliminary inquiry into the murder charge against Bacchus even though he had sworn to tell the truth.
Bacchus was charged with killing policeman Jirbahan Dianand.