THE preliminary inquiry (PI) into the joint treason charge against former Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Wharton, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Major Bruce Munroe and his wife, Carol-Ann, resumed yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.
The main witness in the case, Quincy Critchlow continued his testimony with Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack and State Counsel Sonia Joseph, from her Chambers, prosecuting.
The proceedings were adjourned to June 7, with the same witness still testifying.
Wharton and the Munroes are accused of having, between December 1, 2009 and December 16, 2010, plotted to level war within Guyana and force the President out of office.
The charge for the capital offence is linked to the arson at the Ministry of Health in Brickdam, attempts at Richard Ishmael Secondary School on Woolford Avenue and the Supreme Court Building and the gun attack at Brickdam Police Station in July 2009, all in Georgetown.