Jairam Bissessar, a businessman from Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), was sentenced to one month in prison after being found guilty of assaulting a Police Corporal. The verdict was delivered by Magistrate Tamieka Clarke at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
On January 2, 2025, Bissessar assaulted Police Corporal Hakim Atkins, a member of the Anti-Crime Patrol Divisional Headquarters, during an incident at Lima Housing Scheme on the Essequibo Coast.
Bissessar faced charges under Section 28 (b) of the Summary Jurisdiction Offences Act, Chapter 8:02, for assaulting a peace officer.
Although Bissessar was not present in court on Tuesday due to serious illness, an ex parte trial was held in his absence. He was found guilty and subsequently sentenced.
After the verdict, Bissessar was arrested and taken into custody to serve his sentence, though he is still receiving medical care.