Hashtag: #CourtCasesFromDec2Protest
Court: Men Deny Preventing Entry To Parliament
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning, three people denied charges involving preventing entry to the House of Assembly on December 2, 2016, with all three granted bail. Arnold Smith, Alafia Henry, and David Saltus all pleaded not guilty to charges alleging they prevented a Minister’s entry at the House of Assembly on December 2, 2016. David... Read more of this article
Police Officers Outside Magistrates Court
[Updating] A few police officers can be seen outside the Magistrates Court building this morning [April 5], as the first defendants charged with alleged offences in relation to the protests on December 2, 2016 are expected to appear in Court. Yesterday the police said, “Summonses have been issued in relation to the protests at the House of Assembly... Read more of this article
BPS: Policing Plans for Court Appearances
People who have been charged with alleged offences in relation to the protests on December 2, 2016 are expected to appear in Magistrates’ Court on April 5th, 7th, 10th and 12th, and the police said they “are putting plans in place in the event that large numbers of people attend on the days mentioned.” A police spokesperson said, “The... Read more of this article
BIU Call ‘Urgent Meeting’ For Tuesday Afternoon
The Bermuda Industrial Union [BIU] has called an “Urgent Meeting” for all BIU members at 4.00pm on Tuesday [April 4] in relation to the court summonses served on Union executives and members. This follows after several BIU members received summonses from Magistrate’s Court, with the summonses understood to be in relation to the protest... Read more of this article
BPS Investigation Concluded, 15 Summonses
“The BPS investigation into the protest at the House of Assembly on December 2nd 2016 has been completed,” the police said today, adding that “to date, 15 people have received summonses to appear in court relating to a range of offences.” A police spokesperson said, “There are three separate issues relating to the events... Read more of this article
PLP: ‘Beyond Prosecution, Into Persecution’
The PLP “finds the actions taken by the DPP and BPS to issue multiple summons last night charging peaceful protesters with criminal charges to be provocative and unwise,” the PLP said this evening. Summonses Served The BIU confirmed this morning that “that several members of the BIU have received summonses from Magistrate’s Court during... Read more of this article
BIU Members Receive Court Summonses
[Updating] The BIU said that it has come to their attention “that several members of the BIU have received summonses from Magistrate’s Court during the last 24 hours,” and have requested that BIU members who have been served summonses bring them to BIU Headquarters “so that they can be dealt with by the Union’s legal representatives.” The... Read more of this article
Court: 52-Year-Old Asks For Supreme Court Trial
52-year-old Edmund Smith appeared in Magistrate’s Court for the third time and asked that the two charges against him be sent for trial in the Supreme Court. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo acceded to Mr Smith’s request and ordered him to attend the February Arraignments. Smith had originally been charged with assaulting a police officer and... Read more of this article
Court: Man Denies Assaulting Police Officer
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Dec 21], a 52-year-old man denied assaulting a police officer during the protest outside the House of Assembly on December 2nd. Edmund Smith was originally charged earlier this month, and the Court had ordered that he be evaluated to see if he was fit to stand trial. It was determined he was, so he re-appeared in... Read more of this article
