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A 32-year-old mother of two from Chaguanas, Alianna Samaroo, who admitted to inciting violence towards government members in a series of social media posts, has been placed on a three-year bond.
Samaroo pleaded guilty during her first court appearance before Senior Magistrate Marissa Gomez on December 3 but was only sentenced earlier today. She was represented by attorneys Shiva Boodoo and Roshni Balkaran-Boodoo and was placed on a $20,000 bond to keep the peace and be on good behaviour for three years. Under the terms of the bond, no conviction for the offence to which she pleaded guilty will be recorded if she does not breach the bond during this period. However, if she commits another criminal offence, she would be returned to court to be resentenced for the crime.
In late November, Samaroo, who is currently unemployed and goes by the online handle Pretty Alianna, reportedly posted several videos on her social media account, allegedly inviting violence on Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and members of her Government by Venezuela. Samaroo was arrested at her apartment at Phyllis Lane, Chaguanas.
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