Augustus Liverpool of Grand Bay, who disconnected the wires to a system during an address by Parliamentary representative for the area Justina Charles at a public meeting in that community, was reprimanded by a Roseau magistrate today.
Liverpool pleaded guilty to two charges relating to his obstruction and prevention of a public meeting by disconnecting the wires to the speakers.
The facts of the case states that Liverpool had also shouted profanities during and after the disconnection.
The incident occurred on February 5, 2012 at the opening of Grand Bay’s carnival. Liverpool was dressed in a sensay costume with no mask on at the time.
According to the details of the case, Liverpool told police that he was angry at the organisors of the event because they did not provided his youth sensay band members with the water they promised.
His lawyer, Ronald Charles, during mitigation said that his client’s intentions were good as he was only attempting to get the organisors to provide his band with water. He said that his 43-year-old client should be considered as a good Samaritan as he did all in his power to ensure that his band was well taken care of.
Charles asked the court not to impose a custodial sentence on his client and pleaded for leniency.
Before passing sentence, magistrate Candia George told the defendant to consider consequences before he acts.
“You seem to be very repentant,” she stated.
few years back it was that same woman that had tears in her eyes free liverpool now she sending that same cousin to jail. instead of giving the families of the late mouse,alvin,migel,etc. justice to these unsolved murders in grandbay and these killers are still on the street of grandbay instead of sending ppl to jail for unplugging a mic.
mrs charles said she came to continue what her late husband pierre charles started but i don’t think so because he would not have done such thing.she needs to look into the murder case of mouse and the other killers big drug dealers she has supported walking on grandbay road blood is thicker than water so what would she do to me one thing i know she will not receive the same number of votes next election in grandbay so let her feel she could run up montine and buy ppl. what he did was wrong but common man
if it was i who was talking when he did that ,this would have been a leaf in the wind but is justina charles reprimand the little man
This is what happens when you worship the God of Carnival, that DEMON makes you do senseless things. Carnival and its associates are evil, please do not partake of this evil.
Speachlees.what can i say.Wow.
well for all the opinion givers i’d simple say this is a family affair because mr.liverpool and mrs.charles are first cousins. All i can say is they’ll work it out
them people just talkin if they no how it is under sensay they would not talk she promise water so she had to give the water so people stop runnin all u mouths about grand bay people dis an dat give grand bay are BREAK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I do not condone deviant behaviour of any kind. This man should be locked up untill Ash Wednesday.Based on what i am reading his criminal record is also of serious concern.
Reprimanded…not remanded hopefully we get the distinction.
Can’t beleive the attorney made such a stupid statement in court, was that a defence ????
he shuold be locked up yill after carnival. he has threaten her and also his brother before
mrs. charles is his cuzon their family is a temewe type of people
He threatened to kill her, and the only issue taken to court is he disconnecting the system.
Matter of fact, I do not expect Grand Bayrians to be on commenting this nonsense I’m reading.
Isn’t he a convicted murderer? Sacway soutiweh, jean gwan bay!
Well said!
Im Grandbarian and I would shake your big toe! You couldn’t have said it any better!
This guy is just a troublemaker. The magistrate should have gone through his criminal record and see why he went to prison a few years ago. He should still be inside there so he could make some reflection, his stay was too short. Grandbay people are too hypocrite, they are behaving as if he is a saint, stay in all you mess that’s what you all like.
Until one day it smacks them in their faces.
I see worse that that already but when it come to attacking politician dominican be careful because those judges don’t play
The magistrate should find out whether he has a criminal record related to carnival.If he had any previous incident relateted to carnival I would reccomend councelling in anger management in addition to report to the prison every Friday before the opening of carnival until Ash Wednesday for at least the next 3 to five years.We need to set the example with Trouble makers during the carnival season in Dominica.
the man is justina is to sister children so what the hell
It is sad that we find time to encourage devient behaviours in our society. I suppose it would also be quite fine for him to have set fire to the stage too so that he could get his water for his band? Maybe it would also be fine for him to go rub a supermarket because he needs to feed his family or something like that…let’s stop making excuses for people who choose to break the laws…whether we consider their acts as trivial..it is such behaviors, if left uncorrected and untamed, will transfoem to much bigger crimes.
the case should b dismissed on the grounds that he disconnected the wires but wat bout the part where he threaten to kill her just saying
THEY WANTED PEOPLE TO DIE THROUGH DEHYDRATION
HE DID NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN, SO HE DISCONNECTED WIRES TO GET THEIR ATTENTION.
WHAT HE DID WAS WRONG FOR GOD’S SAKE GIVE
THIS MAN A BREAK.
when you fall off the edge they always say you BAD, tony montana “the bad guy” all the time we politely try to get their attention, all we are is ignored….but let JUST ONE politician catch a bullet or get kidnapped and we will see how fast the rest will start to point fingers and dayparley about all the purposeful deceit going on…..such is the case when peoples lives are taken for granted by those whose bread is well buttered.
justina need to step down ,she is not fit to be a parl rep , what about the murdreres walking on the streets of grandbay ayo bliind ? and the notorious drug dealers , imagine last carnival that same Juustina giving them fool support ,she too hypocrite man ,let the man gooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It’s only a mike, just give de man a warning. Only Justina’s feelings that were hurt. When Groovers had a big blocko show in Roseau for DBS, mega crowd on de street, a fella stop de show on stage fighting, no arrest….Oh yeh, same ting.
If she so hurt the Grandbay people are more hurt by weak representation. Where are the projects other ministers are getting because they threaten not to behave? Where’s the Call center? Where’s the medical school? Oh sorry….the Grandbay people are more deserving of a big ole 3 million dollar jail instead.
I am not condoning pulling a mike cord when a minister speaks. Carnival organizers have done the same to Sakis and Montin band. Having them play on the streets and not providing basics like water or anything in hot sun, and the organizers are nowhere in sight.
The man felt insulted on behalf of his crew of Sensay that made the opening look more authentic than anything else, so he snapped momentarily, and he should have known better. Agustus has been well behaved, that’s a minor ting…. de same judge that sends hardened criminals home, slap on wrist(except marijuana users)…just gi de man a warning and move on. Like I said earlier, only de minister’s feelings dat were hurt! But he stopped a nice sewo eh:cry:
That’s why he was only reprimanded…
Thanks Jayson, I had no kloo wha that big word meant:-)
Of course,, what Augustus did was not right but if this court action was designed to engender sympathy for Ma Charles it was also short-sighted. Magnanimity would have nurtured more support for her in this case.
de jail is for u for all the wrong that u are doing Ask yourself what they are. Search your soul
AYO DOH HEAR WHAT THE MAN SAY ? HE WANTED WATER ITS NOT EASY TO BE UNDER A SENSAY FOR HOURS WITHOUT HAVING SOMETHING TO DRINK, COME ON ,AND JUSTINA DERE TALKING FREE D MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! POOR DAYMOUTAY.>><<
daymoutay look for what he get> he should have reflected on his past life
Wow, a custodial sentence for something so trivial seems quite an extreme action to even consider!!!!!! Why would they want to send a man to jail for such a minor thing? Shocking! How did it even go to court……..was there more to this than has been mentioned??????? WOW!!!!!!
famille aussi
…meanwhile Mr. Emmanuel can not get his, far more serious charges heard in court! Our judiciary really prefer to go after soft targets.
amazing how men get away with murder but canna get away with disconnectin wires eh… hmmmmmm
Good decision. I can’t stand when people say that stupid phrase “Grand Bay Again”!
GWAN BAY ENCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lord I pray for that village
GRANDBAY AGAIN!!!! well like assabanton said… ‘they can’t touch me,,, i’m a badman from grandbay’ lol.. they can’t touch the man… bullet…
you no it ….tell dem we a bad man from GRANDBAY!!!!!!
You should take higher road than that…in all fairness to you who sometimes write interesting stuff, that sounds id10tic. Although I am not from the South, one can tell you are not from the south at all.
leave the man alone so he could enjoy himself dem murderers out on the street, dumb decision,
man doh have no cobine dem times dere .
Boy look foolishness wi. That is what these people wasting court time on? And then those same magistrates complain about a heavy work load?
If I were the magistrate, I would give that case 5 minutes and throw it out.
dominica alone u hearing these things happening
i cannot understand justina promise those people water wi just for her to buy 2 boxes of water she acting up, and she bringing her own 1st cousin court for unplugging a mic.justina por kor paway
Some people may see disconnecting that sound system, although wrong, as an act of charity. I mean no disrespect to the Hon. lady but I always find it painful to listen to her speeches.
her speeches are ok … use of english too raw … but the man do right … what if the people children had fainted or worse … he is their leader and he did the right thing if you ask me
to see u write and muchless watch u in person more painful
candia you should really consider the crime before you hand the sentence/ punishment because it don’t appear that you do
ooopps hand down
Oops again ….don’t