March 25, 2008

Hinckson to make another court appearance today

Posted by : Guyana Chronicle
Filed under : News

EX-GUYANA Defence Force (GDF) Lieutenant Oliver Hinckson will be making another appearance in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court today after he was further remanded to prison when he appeared on the last occasion.

The 64-year-old Army veteran, of Lot 167 Meadow Brook Gardens, Georgetown, will today, again appear before Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys.

Hinckson has been charged with the capital offence of sedition and of advocating the commission of a terrorist act.

He initially appeared before Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle last March 11 and was remanded to prison. He later appeared before Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys on March 13 and was further remanded to prison.

Particulars of the indictable charges said, last January 31, Hinckson advocated to commit terrorism, and uttered a seditious speech to the public and news media, the purpose of which would bring hatred and contempt and promote public disorder.

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