‘Terror’ suspect hospitalised

Mohammed was scheduled to reappear before Magistrate Halycon Yorke-Young yesterday to deal with the issue of bail after he was arrested and charged with possession of two knives.

When the matter was called in the Port-of-Spain Third Magistrates’ Court yesterday, Senior Counsel Gilbert Peterson announced that he and attorneys Sophia Chote and Tristle Khan appear for Mohammed.

Police prosecutor Cpl Maharaj told Yorke-Young that the accused was not present because he had been hospitalised. He also explained that "last night Mohammed complained of having some chest pains and was taken to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital."

Peterson then asked why Director of Public Prosecutions Geoffrey Henderson was not in court "this morning" to deal with the bail issue as he had promised on Monday. Henderson was yesterday expected to tell the court why Mohammed’s bail should be revoked. Yorke-Young explained that since she had nothing before her, she would adjourn the matter to a Tobago court, and set the hearing date for October 26, 2005.

Mohammed, 26, originally from Trinidad, was arrested in Tobago last Thursday aboard a flight to London. Police found two knives in his luggage. Bail was granted and he was transferred to Trinidad for further questioning and tracing. While in Trinidad, Henderson asked that his bail be revoked.