An arrest warrant was on Thursday issued for Somal Sharma, the network administrator for Kaieteur News, who was a no-show for the third time for the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charges against Alfie Garraway, Janiel Howard and Leroy Williams, the three men accused of throwing a grenade outside the newspaper.
Sharma, a witness, was expected to be cross-examined and the police prosecutor indicated that he had been notified that he was due to attend court.
As a result, Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan issued an arrest warrant for Sharma
The charge against the three men is that they unlawfully and maliciously conspired with other persons to cause an explosion by way of using a grenade, which was likely to endanger life or cause serious damage to property on June 4, 2016.
Constable Darsan LaRose was further cross-examined by Williams’s attorney on Thursday before the arrest warrant for the absent witness was issued.
The matter was subsequently adjourned to December 5.