Attorney Gordon Gilhuys was yesterday morning taken into police custody and released on station bail after he allegedly attempted to obstruct the course of justice.
Stabroek News understands that Gilhuys, a former magistrate, was arrested in Linden after he allegedly attempted to force a police officer stationed at the Mackenzie Police Station to make adjustments to a statement made in a rape allegation against his client by contacting the victim’s mother.
The matter was reported by the officer and an investigation was launched, after which he was arrested. However, when told of the allegation, Gilhuys denied it and he was placed on $10,000 station bail.
Commander of ‘E’ Division Calvin Brutus confirmed this with Stabroek News and said that the case file is currently being completed so that it can be sent to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.
During 2008, Gilhuys was the subject of police investigations after an incident in which he shot a police officer in the chest and accidently shot a football player in the shin. In both cases, the DPP recommended that no charges be brought against him.
In February 2009, the Judicial Service Commission sent him off on early retirement from the magistracy in the public interest. This came nearly eight months after the incident in which the policeman was shot.
