A policeman assigned to a specialised unit of the TTPS and a civilian – both charged with gun-related offences stemming from a December 10 incident aboard a pirogue on the Caroni River –will not face the High Court after prosecutors instead recommended a summary trial for both men.

As a result, PC Kushal Karamthesingh of the Anti-Extortion Unit and civilian Ramjit Ramlochan will have their matters heard in the magistrates court.

At a hearing on December 18, the police prosecutor informed Master Rhea Libert of the state’s recommendation for summary trial. Libert subsequently transferred the matter and Karamthesingh and Ramlochan are expected to appear before a magistrate on January 21.