Member of Parliament Annette Ferguson was today charged over a social media post she made concerning a killing squad.
Ferguson, who is an MP for the opposition, made her appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts where Senior Magistrate Leron Daly read the charge to her before releasing her on self-bail.
The charge alleges that on June 15, 2021, she used a computer system to humiliate or harass Guyana Defence Force officer Omar Khan. She pleaded not guilty.
Ferguson was represented by attorney-at-law Lyndon Amsterdam. The matter will be called again on July, 26.
On June 30 this year, Ferguson was arrested after the senior army official filed a complaint. She allegedly made the claim via a Facebook post.
Yesterday the Guyana Police Force said that Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum has received legal advice from the Police Legal Officer to institute a charge of “using a computer system to humiliate a person, contrary to Section 19 (5) (a) of the Cyber Crime Act, No 16 of 2018”.
