Region Four Chairman Daniel Seeram was yesterday placed on $20,000 bail after he was charged with threatening his father-in-law with his licensed firearm last month.
Seeram appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Alisha George. He was represented by Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that on March 6th, he threatened 50-year-old Shaheed Hamid.
The matter was adjourned to April 21st.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) had previously reported that during the wee hours of March 6, Seeram and Hamid were at the MovieTowne Mall when an argument ensued between them.
Hamid told police that Seeram drew a black handgun from his pants waist, cocked it, and threatened to kill him.
The commotion caught the attention of the security at the mall, resulting in Seeram being escorted off the premises.
However, later the same morning, Seeram visited the Alberttown Police Station and made a report against his father-in-law. As a result, Hamid was asked to report to the station and both parties were questioned.
During the questioning, Seeram told police that he went to the establishment to speak to his wife about an ongoing issue and Hamid intervened. This led to an exchange of words and Hamid drew his firearm. Hamid, however denied the allegation.
They were arrested and later each was released on his own recognisance. Their firearms were also confiscated by the police.
Seeram was initially scheduled to appear in court last Friday but the matter was rescheduled.
In a statement issued last Saturday, Seeram explained that he was contacted by an officer attached to the Criminal Investigation Department’s Major Crimes Unit around 21.00hrs last Thursday and was informed that he would have to attend the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court for 09:00 hrs the following day.
However, Seeram said he informed the officer that he was out of the jurisdiction and it would be impossible for him to be present on such short notice.
Seeram retained Forde, who was present in court last Friday during which the magistrate rescheduled the matter.
