AN office assistant at the Ministry of Home Affairs appeared in court yesterday, charged with stealing $500,000 from Minister Clement Rohee. Simeon Kissoon, 20, of Lot 442 Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, faced the indictable charge before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.
Particulars of the offence said, between May 17 and 21, he stole the money belonging to the Minister.
Police Corporal Simone Payne, prosecuting, had asked that Kissoon be made to lodge substantial surety and the magistrate set it at $75,000.
The accused told the court he works directly with the Minister and that another person was also arrested but he alone was charged.
Kissoon is on $75,000 bail and is scheduled to return to court on June 4.