The Summary Court has issued a gag order on naming an auxiliary constable charged with obstructing the course of justice in relation to allegations of intimidation of a key witness in a murder case.
The defendant, who was fired from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service on Friday – the same day he was charged – appeared before Magistrate Valdis Foldats in Summary Court on Tuesday, 18 Oct.
He is facing two charges – one count of intending to pervert the course of public justice and one count of breach of trust.
The former officer had been subject to a no-naming order by the Grand Court, issued by Justice Marlene Carter who presided over the judge-alone trial of Roger Davard Bush, who was convicted last month of murdering his 24-year-old son Shaquille Bush.
After a brief hearing in private with the defence and prosecution attorneys, Magistrate Foldats reopened the court to the public and announced his decision to issue a “mirror order” to that imposed by the Grand Court, and ordered that the publication of information that may identify the defendant be prohibited.
He added that he was doing this “to ensure a fair trial for this defendant”.
No plea was taken at Tuesday morning’s hearing.
The magistrate extended the defendant’s bail and directed him to return to Summary Court on 8 Nov.
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