By Subhana Shiwmangal
City Mayor, Ubraj Narine and Member of Parliament, Sherod Duncan, both appeared yesterday morning at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan where several charges were read to them following a standoff on Monday evening over the intended removal of vending caravans outside of the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Duncan and Narine were charged jointly with the offences of using a computer system to attempt to Excite Ethnic Divisions contrary to section 18(2) of the Cybercrime Act of 2018 and attempting to excite hostility or ill-will on the grounds of Race contrary to Section 2(3) of the Racial Hostility Act, chapter 23:01.
They also were charged jointly for Obstructing Traffic contrary to Section 61 of the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act Chapter 51:02. Narine faces an additional obstructing traffic charge.