Case against Davidson put off again

FORMER insurance executive Dennis Davidson and businessman Rene Martinez appeared in court yesterday to answer two charges. But the absence of their attorneys forced the matter to be adjourned to October 27 for mention. Davidson, of Real Spring Avenue, Valsayn, and Martinez, of Abercromby Street, Port-of-Spain, appeared before Chief Magistrate Sherman Mc Nicolls in the Port-of-Spain Eighth Magistrates’ Court charged with evading import duties of Customs in the sum of $95,674.69 between August 19 and 20, 1997 at Abercromby Street. They are also charged with falsifying a document dated August 15, 1997. The charges were laid by senior Customs officer Anthony Springer. The case has been called numerous times but has not yet started. State attorney Chaitram Bhola appeared for the Customs Department.