Lyndon Martin, former Member of the Legislative Assembly for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, has elected to have charges against him tried in the Grand Court.
He appeared in Summary Court on Wednesday, represented by Attorney Lloyd Samson.
The charges include making a false document, unlawful alteration of official documents and obtaining property by deception.
Mr. Samson asked for a long-form preliminary inquiry, meaning that witnesses could be called to give their evidence in person rather than through written statements.
He agreed with Magistrate Nova Hall that the matter should be sent to the Grand Court in time for its next session opening on 2 May. The PI was set for 25 April.
Martin first appeared in court on these charges in January and details were reported at that time (Caymanian Compass, 11 January).
On the next court date, Mr. Samson said his clear instructions were that the matter was to be contested. The decision to go to Grand Court was not announced until this week.
Three obtaining charges relate to one person. Details allege that the defendant received sums of CI$100, $475 and $250, deceiving a man into believing that the money would be used in the submission of a Residence and Rights Certificate application for the man’s spouse.
Dates of the alleged offences are between 1 January and 1 April 2005; 10 – 31 July 2005; 1 – 31 March 2006.
A charge of making a false document alleges that on 9 May, 2006, he unlawfully made a certificate purporting that it was a fixed-term work permit granting authorisation to a named person to continue employment until 31 December, 2006.
The alleged alteration of official documents refers to government receipts.
Martin, 36, was elected to the Assembly in November 2000. He lost his seat in the general election of May 2005.
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