Two police officers were granted bail totalling $300,000 yesterday after appearing in court charged with misbehaviour in public office.
Inspector Jerry Hosein was granted $200,000 bail by Senior Magistrate Nanette Forde-John after he appeared before her in the Port-of-Spain Magistrates' Court charged with three offences.It is alleged that on November 11 and 16, Hosein corruptly sought to solicit a total of $50,000 from Marlon Dyette at the Chaguanas Police Station.
On a date unknown between November 16 to 21, Hosein and constable Naresh Deokaran are also alleged to have attempted to receive $15,000 from Sheldon Springer at Chase Village. The money was supposed to have been for them to drop criminal charges. Deokaran was granted $100,000 bail, but neither of them were able to secure bail.
The duo were represented by Orin Kerr and Thomas Cunningham, who requested that full disclosure be made available, inclusive of any statements made by the two men. The officers will reappear in court December 2 and the matter was transferred to the Chaguanas Magistrates' Court.
The officers were allowed to use clothing to cover their faces from media cameras when they were leaving the court.The two were held last Saturday during a sting operation by members of the Professional Standards Bureau at the Chase Village, Chaguanas, flyover.
The police inspector was assigned to the Central Division a month ago to take charge of anti-crime operations. The inspector and the constable were allegedly under surveillance since last Thursday.