AFTER pleading guilty before a Siparia magistrate for urging people to “tie-strap” individuals affiliated with a particular political party to prevent them from voting in the upcoming general election, a Trinibad artiste took to social media yesterday to apologise for his actions.

Bradlee Dhanaram, 35, of Agapito Trace, Santa Flora, was arrested on April 11 by officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) National Operations Unit (NOU).

On April 14, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Roger Gaspard, SC, formally gave advice to charge Dhana­ram with making statements to influence public opinion in a manner likely to be prejudicial to public safety, contrary to Regulation 12(a) of the Emergency Powers Regulations, as per Legal Notice No. 240, issued under the state of emergency.