OPPOSITION candidate for Caroni Central and former Pointe-a-Pierre MP David Lee has been discharged of two criminal charges, one of misbehaviour in public office, and the other for conspiracy to defraud.

On April 7, acting Chief Magistrate Christine Charles upheld a no-case submission by Lee’s attorneys. Charles ruled that the prosecution’s evidence did not cross the threshold to send it to the High Court for trial.

Also discharged was firearms dealer Hugh Leong Poi who was jointly charged with Lee in September 2022 for allegedly conspiring to defraud the State of $1.4 million in motor vehicle taxes.