High Court grants UG bomb threat suspect $10,000 bail

Georgetown:  Sheneza Dianne Jaffarally, a sales consultant at Yello Guyana, and of Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown secure bail to the tune of $10,000 from the High Court after  two Magistrates refused to grant bail to the 25-year-old student of the University of Guyana (UG).

Sheliza “Dianne” Jaferally

It is alleged that she made several bomb threats to the tertiary educational institution and she was charged under the Telecommunication Act.

She pleaded not guilty to the charge, which alleged that on February 5, last, at Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, she sent by means of a public telecommunication system, for the purpose of causing needless anxiety to the staff and students of the University of Guyana, a message which she knew to be false.

The incident, which caused UG to shut down for a short time, also resulted in the institution ramping up security.

The threat followed others made against the School of the Nations, Queen’s College and The Bishops’ High School.

Jaffarally, who was on remand for almost two weeks, was granted bail by Justice Navindra Singh, pending the hearing and determination of the trial. She is being represented by Attorney-at-Law Latchmie Rahamat.