The trial of former Ministry of the Presidency, Permanent Secretary Omar Shariff, and his wife who were charged with failing to comply with a court order, continued yesterday with testimony by a police witness, who aided in arresting the defendants.
The charge against Shariff, and Savitri Hardeo, both of Dowding Street, Kitty, alleges that on or before October 14, 2016, at Georgetown, they failed to comply with a production order issued by Acting Chief Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards after same was served by a marshal of the High Court to produce certain named documents, within seven days to Assistant Commissioner of Police Sydney James, who is the head of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU). It is alleged that they contravened the order without reasonable cause.