Three days after a muder case was discharged against Guyana-born U.S. citizen, Marcus Bisram, Magistrate Renita Singh, based on directives from the Director of Public Prosecutions, reopened the case this morning.
The DPP has directed that the Preliminary Inquiry be reopened and that Bisram be committed to stand trial at the High Court as there is sufficient evidence against him.
Magistrate Renita Singh sitting at the Whim Magistrate’s Court, complied and reopened the case. She, however, held that the DPP cannot direct that Bisram be committed for trial, as such a decision lies within the authority of her court.
The Magistrate added that the court is of the opinion that sufficient evidence was not led to commit Bisram for him to stand trial in the High Court.
Bisram was rearrested on March 30 by the police in Skeldon, Berbice for the murder of Berbice carpenter, Faiyaz Narinedatt–just hours after he was discharged by Magistrate Singh.
It was alleged that between 31 October, 2016 and 1 November, 2016, Bisram coerced, procured and commanded five persons to murder Narinedatt.The latter have been charged with the carpenter’s murder and remain on remand.
Based on reports received, when Bisram was released from prison on Monday, five body guards escorted him to his home where tents were set up for what seemed to be a party in celebration of his freedom.
Shortly after arriving home and meeting with relatives and friends, Bisram is said to have visited the home of one of the five accused, who was also charged for the murder of Narinedatt.
It was after he left there that he was rearrested by the police in a street not far from the back track route to neighbouring Suriname. Police believe that Bisram received information that he was going to be rearrested and was therefore, trying to flee to Suriname.
Bisram told the arresting ranks that he was heading to the Springlands Police Station to surrender. The ranks escorted the vehicle he was travelling in to the station where he took more than an hour to exit the car.
Bisram’s Lawyer, Sanjeev Datadin when contacted said that his client surrendered to the Springlands Police Station but in the same breath, he claimed that Bisram had no idea why he was rearrested.
