THE Munroe, Wharton treason case was yesterday adjourned to March 19, by Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, after special prosecutor Mr. Vic Puran requested time to respond to no-case submissions made by the defence team. Attorney-at-law Mr. Nigel Hughes, representing Guyana Defence Force Major Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol Ann Munroe, and former Army Reserve Officer Leonard Wharton, made his submissions.
Mr. Puran asked that he be given some time to respond to the submissions made, as they had substantial merit, and he may have to make an application to amend the particulars.
On the last occasion, Puran officially closed the preliminary inquiry in the case.
The Munroes and Wharton 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 capital offence is linked to the arson at the Ministry of Health in Brickdam, attempts to burn Richard Ishmael Secondary School and the Supreme Court, and the gun attack at Brickdam Police Station, all in July 2009.