THE proprietor of Diamond Hotel and Bar was, on Thursday, September 05, 2019, freed from the charge of assaulting Police Inspector Prem Narine, after the victim failed to make an appearance in court.

Freeman Fordyce, 43, of Collingswood Avenue, Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara, was on trial before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
The charge stated that, on November 9, 2018, at George Street, Werk-en-Rust, Fordyce assaulted Police Inspector Prem Narine. He was also charged for behaving disorderly in public view on the day in question.
Magistrate Bess, on Thursday, dismissed the matter due to insufficient evidence and the absence of Narine.

Fordyce was charged and placed before the court following a video which went viral on social media, showing him assaulting Police Inspector Prem Narine at the Diamond Hotel in George Street, Werk-en-Rust.

According to reports, the video footage, which was posted online, showed Fordyce resisting being searched and then punching Inspector Narine in the face.
The police subsequently removed a number of women, including Venezuelans, from the hotel. The ranks reportedly searched Fordyce’s club while conducting a trafficking-in-persons investigation.

Fordyce is currently before the court for trafficking two Venezuelan women at Club Diamond for sexual exploitation.
In February 2019, he was given a two-year suspended sentence after he was found guilty of having an illegal pistol and ammunition in his possession.