Businessman held for disorderly behaviour
THE MANAGING Director of Fens Mohammed Stores Limited, Neil Mo-hammed, was on Friday arrested and charged with disorderly behaviour and obstructing police in the execution of their duty.
Mohammed, 32, of Valsayn, was later taken before a Justice of the Peace at the San Fernando Magis-trates Court where he was placed on his own bail in $25,000 to cover both charges. The businessman will re-appear in court on Monday. The charge arose out of an incident early Friday morning in front of his business place at Union Road, Marabella. Reports stated that Sgt Castillo and officers on traffic duty in the area were issuing tickets to the driver of one of Mohammed’s trucks for parking on the Gasparillo taxi stand. The stand is located directly in front of the store. It is alleged that the businessman approached the police and there was a confrontation.
Mohammed was ar-rested and taken to the Marabella Police Station where he was charged by Sgt Castillo. Mohammed’s attorney Brain Dabideen met him at the station and accompanied him to the court around 2.30 pm. Describing his relationship with the police as “good”, the businessman’s father Fen Moham-med was outraged by the actions of the officers. He complained that the officer treated him with scorn when he enquired about the status of his son while he was detained at the station. The senior Moham-med explained that over ten years ago when he held the post of President of the Gasparillo/Marabella/Claxton Bay Business Association, the San Fernando Traffic Branch and the Ministry of Works were searching for a spot to put the Gasparillo taxi stand. Mohammed said it was he who suggested to the officials that they use the area in front of his business place on the condition that he be given a reasonable amount of time to load and off-loads his goods.
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