Tavin Ahmad, a bus driver who was charged with assaulting a police officer, was sentenced to 14 days in prison yesterday after being found guilty of the crime.
Ahmad, who was in September faced with five charges, including threatening, assaulting and damaging the property of a police officer, was sentenced and fined at the conclusion of his trial, which was conducted by Magistrate Dylon Bess in Georgetown.
The charges stated that on September 13th at Camp Street, Georgetown, he had unlawfully and maliciously assaulted a police constable, resisted arrest by the said officer, damaged a t-shirt that was the property of the Guyana Police Force, used threatening behaviour and behaved disorderly within the public’s hearing.
He had informed the court that on the day in question, he was told by another officer to take his bus to the Brickdam Police Station and he complied. He has also said that he did not in any way disrespect the officer who made the allegations.
The officer was present in court when the matter was heard and said that Ahmad was disrupting the traffic and he [the officer], along with another officer, approached and told him to go the police station. The court was also informed that the officer decided to escort Ahmad by accompanying him on the bus but the driver pulled off just when the policeman was about to board the vehicle.
During his appearance yesterday, Ahmad apologised to the police officer for the offences committed and he was subsequently sentenced to 14 days in prison for the assault charge. He also received fines of $10,000 each for the resisting arrest charge, the threatening behaviour charge and the disorderly behaviour charge. Lastly he was fined $20,000 for the damage to property charge. He was also told that if he did not pay the fine he would spend an additional three months in prison.
