COUNSEL Peter Hugh, representing Chandrapaul Chateram for  the murder of Gopaul Singh on Septemer  14th , 2007, had a no-case submission on behalf of his client  overruled yesterday by Justice Ravindra Singh. Chateram, who was called  upon for a defence, was told about three options available  to him , that is, he  could  take refuge in silence by remaining in the dock and saying nothing,  or he could give an unsworn statement from the dock  where no one could  question him, or he could go to the witness box and give a statement on  oath where he would be subjected to cross-examination as the  prosecution’s witness.
He elected to give an unsworn statement  from the dock, in which he claimed to be innocent.
His counsel will address the jury this morning and it is expected that the judge will sum up this afternoon.