The police have arrested and charged Leslie Martin of Portsmouth for allegedly making threatening comments on social media to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.
In a video posted Martin is heard saying “is not you I want to kill is Skerrit” Today he appeared before a Roseau magistrate where the charge of threats was read to him. He pleaded not guilty and granted bail of EC $2,500.00 in his own recognizance and asked to stay away from prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit.
His lawyer Tiyani Behanzin also asked the court to ask the prime minister to stay away from his client and his home since they are campaigning going house to house. The matter has been adjourned to August 29 in St. Joseph.
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