FORMER Press and Publicity Officer in the Office of the President under the PPP Government, Kwame McCoy is expected to make a court appearance today at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to face charges pertaining to the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing.McCoy was arrested almost a week ago after he submitted himself to police at the Criminal Investigations Department, Eve Leary.
McCoy was detained days after his former personal aide and fellow PPP member Jason Abdulla was arrested by the police in connection with investigations into Crum-Ewing’s murder.
Also in police custody is self-confessed death squad member Sean Hinds, who was arrested last Tuesday. Crum-Ewing was shot dead on the evening of March 10, 2015 at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, where he was urging residents to vote against the PPP/C at the May 11 General and Regional Elections.
He was shot five times, including three times to the head. For weeks prior to his death, he had held a one-man protest outside the office of the then Attorney General Anil Nandlall, calling for his resignation over controversial statements he made during a telephone conversation with a Kaieteur News reporter that was made public.
Police have already charged Reagan Rodrigues, called ‘Grey Boy’ for the murder. But investigators were always convinced that others were involved in the hit on Crum-Ewing.