QUINCY Gibson, 27, of Lot 20 Co-op Society Road, Soesdyke, East Bank of Demerara, and David Denny, 29, of Lot 849 Section A, Block X, Diamond Housing Scheme, EBD, agents of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) who are accused of taking a bribe, were each placed on $150,000 bail Monday by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

They pleaded not guilty to the allegation that, on March 6 at Guyana National Bureau of Standards office, Sophia Exhibition Centre Compound, Georgetown, being agents employed by GNBS, they corruptly obtained from Romona Spencer for themselves $150,000 as a reward for forbearing to inspect and approve a motor vehicle to transport fuel for the said Spencer, an act in relation to their principal affairs.

Police Inspector Michael Grant, prosecuting, said the facts are as charged. He had no objection to bail.

Gibson was represented by attorney-at-law, Mr. Mark Waldron, who said his client has an unblemished record and is a father of one. Denny was represented Mr. Patrice Henry, who said his client has been an Inspector Class Two with the GNBS for the past seven years. Each lawyer requested reasonable bail for his client.
Bail was granted the duo on condition that they report to Corporal Roopnarine at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters every fortnight, and lodge their passports and other travel documents with the court.

The case was transferred before Magistrate Faith McGusty for report and fixture on April 8.