Conspiracy case resumes July 22

Barbara Gayle, Staff Reporter

The two men charged with conspiracy to murder Ian Johnson appeared in the St Thomas Circuit Court on Friday.

Johnson is the man who made allegations that former Mining and Energy Minister James Robertson, and others, plotted to kill him.

Robertson has denied the allegations.

The accused men, who are both from St Thomas, are Kayon 'Treasure' Campbell, a political associate of Robertson, and Derry Williams, who was arrested and charged last Thursday.

Williams was charged before for the same offence but was recently released by the court. He was rearrested this week.

The men, who are being represented by attorney-at-law Hensley Williams, appeared in the Yallahs Resident Magistrate's (RM) Court last Thursday where Williams was offered bail in the sum of $200,000 with a surety. They returned to the RM Court on Friday morning where the director of public prosecutions directed that the case must be sent to the St Thomas Circuit Court.

When they appeared before acting Supreme Court judge Evan Brown, they were ordered to return to court on July 22.

Williams did not take up his bail offer on Friday and Justice Brown offered him bail again in the sum of $200,000 with a surety.

Court appearance

Prosecutor Sanchia Burrell told the court that the papers in the case were not ready. She assured the court that the men's lawyer will have the papers before the next court appearance.

Burrell said the allegations in the case would be outlined when the men return to court.

After Johnson made a report last year that his life was being threatened, he sought political asylum in the United States, but his application was denied.

The men have denied that they were involved in any conspiracy to murder Johnson.

Campbell is on bail in the sum of $1 million with sureties.