–in fraud at New GMC

CHIEF Magistrate, Ann McLennan on Wednesday ordered that the prosecution close its case against former General Manager of the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (New GMC), Nizam Hassan and Felecia DeSouza-Madramootoo.
The pair, who are charged with conspiracy to procure money, are on trial for paying themselves under false pretence in relation to the approval of payments for low-grade rehabilitation works done on the New GMC building at Robb Street, Georgetown.
Police Prosecutor, Inspector Neville Jeffers was forced to close his case due to the final witness failing to show up in court on several occasions.
DeSouza-Madramootoo was represented by Attorney, Glenn Hanoman, while Attorney Marcel Bobb entered an appearance on behalf of Hassan.
During Wednesday’s hearing, the lawyers made no-case submissions on the grounds that the prosecution failed to prove its case.
The matter was adjourned until Monday, October 9 for the prosecutor to reply to the lawyers claim.
Hassan, 50, of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and DeSouza-Madramootoo, 34, of Lusignan, another ECD village, are currently out on $250,000 bail each.
It is alleged that between October 28, 2010 and April 25, 2012, they conspired with each other to commit the offence by continuously approving payments which were made to the contractor of the engineering firm for works that were incompetently and incorrectly done with inferior materials, to rehabilitate the NGMC building at Robb and Alexander Streets, Bourda, Georgetown, knowing that such works should not have been approved.