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ATTORNEYS for a Mayaro man have threatened legal action against the state after he was denied bail on robbery charges because of an erroneous criminal record entry.

In a pre-action protocol letter sent to the Solicitor General on December 4, attorneys Frank Gittens and Douglas Bayley argued that a non-existent pending firearm matter led to their client being denied bail and kept in custody for months.

According to the letter, the man was arrested on November 15, 2019, and charged days later with robbery-related offences in the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court.