Ray John Case Delayed Until January

The case involving suspended Superintendent Ray John and his co-accused, Shakema Charles has been put off until January 20,2025.

On Friday, Magistrate Conliffe Clarke was expected to rule on a no case submission made in the batter but instead the case was adjourned.

Lawyers for suspended Superintendent of Police Ray John and his former partner Shakema Charles are doing everything possible to prevent a conviction for passport fraud.

Their attorneys had filed submissions to have the case dismissed or tried in the Magistrates’ Court rather than the High Court.

The two, charged in connection with a major passport scam, were previously cleared of all criminal charges in March when Justice Tunde Backre dismissed the charges, ruling that the law does not permit conspiracy to be tried by a judge alone.

However, their victory was short-lived as they were recharged and brought back to the St. John’s Magistrate’s Court to restart the legal process.

John and Charles are again jointly accused of conspiring with Vincentian resident Lonzel Jones to create fake passport bio pages using unauthorized Multi-Layered Infilling Sheets.